Definition of Apple sauce

1. Noun. Puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced.

Exact synonyms: Applesauce
Generic synonyms: Dish

Definition of Apple sauce

1. Noun. (U.K.) A food prepared by pureeing cooked apples. ¹

2. Noun. (slang dated) (alternative spelling of applesauce) (nonsense, balderdash, bunk, piffle). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Apple Sauce

apple nut
apple of Grenada
apple of Peru
apple of discord
apple of love
apple of someone's eye
apple oil
apple orchard
apple pear
apple pears
apple pie
apple pies
apple polisher
apple rust
apple sauce (current term)
apple seed
apple snow
apple strudel
apple strudels
apple tart
apple tree
apple trees
apple turnover
apple turnovers
apple wine
apple worm
apple worms
applecart
applecarts

Literary usage of Apple sauce

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Home Cook Book: A Collection of Practical Receipts by Expert Cooks (1905)
"... for Seasoning—Sauce Tartare —Tomato Sauce—White Sauce apple sauce SEE directions for making apple sauce under "The Boon of an Apple Barrel," page 345. ..."

2. Diet in Health and Disease by Julius Friedenwald, John Ruhräh (1919)
"Supper: Cold meat, apple sauce, tea. Dinner: Soup, New England boiled dinner, date pudding. Supper: Cold meat, prune sauce, tea. Breakfast: Oatmeal and milk ..."

3. A New System of Domestic Cookery: Formed Upon Principles of Economy and by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell (1824)
"Keep the mixture in small wide-mouthed bottles, well corked, and in a dry cool place. apple sauce, for Goose and roast Pork, Pare, core, and slice, ..."

4. The Young House-keeper: Or, Thoughts on Food and Cookery by William Andrus Alcott (1839)
"apple sauce. Danger of putting it in home•made earthen vessels. Stewing apples. Baking and roasting. Baked apples and milk. Apple dumplings. Puddings. ..."

5. The Improved Housewife: Or Book of Receipts, with Engravings for Marketing by A. L. Webster (1855)
"Cranberry and apple sauce. To stew cranberries till soft, is all that is r ecessary to make cranberry sauce. When soft, stir in sugar and molasses to ..."

6. A New System of Domestic Cookery: Formed Upon Principles of Economy, and by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell (1840)
"... and put to them a bit of butter the size of a nutmeg, and a little brown sugar. Serv« it in a sauce-tureen. apple sauce, for Goose and roast Pork. ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Apple sauce on Dictionary.com!Search for Apple sauce on Thesaurus.com!Search for Apple sauce on Google!Search for Apple sauce on Wikipedia!

Search