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Definition of Ratafias
1. ratafia [n] - See also: ratafia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ratafias
Literary usage of Ratafias
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dessert Book: A Complete Manual from the Best American and Foreign (1872)
"ratafias are produced by the simple infusion, instead of distillation, of the
aromatics. Other varieties of liquors, under the names of oils, creams, &c., ..."
2. The Complete Confectioner, Pastry-cook, and Baker: Plain and Practical by Eleanor Parkinson (1844)
"... the point of a knife ; have a box prepared to put them in, and lay slips of
paper between every layer of cakes. ratafias.—Take four ounces of bitter, ..."
3. The Italian Confectioner: Or, Complete Economy of Desserts, Containing the by William Alexis Jarrin (1829)
"OF DISTILLATION—OF SPIRITS, LIQUEURS, ratafias, &c. &c. No. 443. Of Distillation.
A PRACTICAL knowledge of this art is particularly useful to the ..."
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