swamp cabbage
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of swamp cabbage
An Americanism dating back to 1785–95
Example Sentences
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Rawlings was a noted cook, and the book includes four recipes for swamp cabbage as well as recipes for game, seafood, grapefruit marmalade, mayhaw jelly and many Southern classics.
From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2015
Women cooked up swamp cabbage and poke salad.
From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2015
They returned at mid-morning with a string of perch, a rabbit, and a heart of swamp cabbage.
From Collectivum by Lewis, Mike
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