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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Example Sentences

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

They will, without any cross-breeding, occasionally produce white stock that are very pretty, and equally good for laying.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert

Very good economical white stock may be made by using bones only in making the stock, and no meat; use a ham-bone, if possible, with the others, as this gives a nice flavour.

From The Skilful Cook A Practical Manual of Modern Experience by Harrison, Mary

Make a sauce of white stock, and put the pieces of rabbit into it with the cucumber until it is quite done.

From Dressed Game and Poultry à la Mode by Salis, Harriet A. de