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Definition of French endive
1. Noun. Young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head.
Generic synonyms: Chicory Escarole, Endive, Escarole
Group relationships: Cichorium Endivia, Endive, Witloof
Lexicographical Neighbors of French Endive
Literary usage of French endive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Malone Cook Book by Mrs George Hawkins (1917)
"French endive.— Serve on plates with French dressing. French endive.- Cut rings
from a green pepper and put three or four stalks of endive in each ring. ..."
2. Fifty-two Sunday Dinners: A Book of Recipes, Arranged on a Unique Plan by Elizabeth O. Hiller (1915)
"French endive Remove the imperfect outer stalks from the desired number of heads
of French endive. If heads are large, cut them in halves lengthwise; ..."
3. Castelar Crèche Cook Book by Castelar Crèche (Los Angeles, Calif.) (1922)
"CELERY HEARTS AND French endive SALAD Wash, drain and dry crisp French endive.
Arrange on individual salad plates surrounded with curled celery. ..."
4. The Horticulturist's Rule-book: A Compendium of Useful Information for Fruit by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1895)
"Cucumber. — Latin, cucumis. Egg-plant. — From the egg-shaped fruit of some varieties.
Endive. — French, endive, indirectly from the Latin ..."
5. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"FK Porter, il Gard M 23:186 Ар 46 Growing French endive in the backyard.
SLHS Spalding. Educ R 52:392-402 N 46 Energy. See Force and energy - L'Enfant ..."
6. Cooking for Two: A Handbook for Young Housekeepers by Hill, Janet McKenzie (1909)
"Set the halves of the fruit, thus prepared, on individual plates and in the center
of each set half a dozen heart-leaves of French endive in an upright ..."
7. How to Cook in Casserole Dishes by Marion Harris Neil (1912)
"French endive Paprika 1 ripe grape fruit i romaine French dressing Wash and dry
the endive and mix it with the carpels of the grape fruit. ..."
8. Two Hundred Recipes for Making Salads: With Thirty Recipes for Dressings and by Olive M. Hulse (1910)
"French endive Salad Wash the endive thoroughly and let it stand in ice cold water
for an hour. Pour over French dressing made red with paprica. ..."
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