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white stock

American  

noun

Cooking.
  1. a stock of veal bones, vegetables, herbs, and seasonings: used as the basis for sauces and soups.


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Like good old Béchamel, Velouté begins with a white roux, but then it gets mixed with white stock made from fish, chicken, or veal.

From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2022

Evans Spencer Wall, about 40, born in Mississippi of good white stock on the edge of the swamp country, rolled from job to job* newsgatherer, plantation manager, railroad worker, deckhand, taxidriver.

From Time Magazine Archive

Boil three good-sized cucumbers, cut them into slices and cover them with one quart of white stock.

From Twenty Quick Soups by Sarah Tyson Heston Rorer

Press through a fine sieve into the cooking pot, then add one quart of white stock.

From Dinners and Luncheons Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions by Paul Pierce

Add two cupfuls of chicken broth or of white stock; add the chopped stalks of a pint of mushrooms; reduce the sauce one half; add a tablespoonful of chopped parsley, pepper, and salt.

From The Century Cook Book by Mary Ronald

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