sugar-cured
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of sugar-cured
First recorded in 1845–55; sugar ( def. ) + cure ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
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Shopping carts were piled with hams in nylon nets, each sugar-cured with a secret recipe.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2018
Bacon lovers take note: The butcher’s bacon appetizer features sugar-cured and charcoal-grilled fatback with baby greens in a lemon vinaigrette, which cut the richness of the meat nicely.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2016
Between you and me and the gatepost, this sugar-cured Callaway the folks so cherish originally came from Boone County.
From Time Magazine Archive
True to the Front Page stereotype, Jimmy Richardson's salty hide has never wholly concealed the sugar-cured ham inside.
From Time Magazine Archive
While she slumped on a bench near the barbecue drum, I stepped through the screen door into the mingled smells of pick- led eggs and sawdust, beneath dozens of sugar-cured hams dangling from the ceiling.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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