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Definition of Barberries
1. barberry [n] - See also: barberry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barberries
Literary usage of Barberries
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Poetry: An Anthology by Alice Corbin Henderson (1917)
"Do you love barberries? In the autumn When the sun's desire Touches them to a
glory of crimson and gold? I love them best then. There is something splendid ..."
2. Modern Cookery, in All Its Branches: Reduced to a System of Easy Practice by Eliza Acton (1858)
"ANOTHER COMPOTE OF barberries FOR DESSERT. When this fruit is first ripe it ...
As all vessels of tin affect the colour of the barberries, they should be ..."
3. Mrs. Putnam's Receipt Book: And Young Housekeeper's Assistant by Elizabeth H. Putnam (1869)
"One pound of sugar, one pound of barberries, one half pint of water ; put the
sugar and water to boil, when boiled enough to skim, put in the barberries; ..."
4. A New System of Domestic Cookery: Formed Upon Principles of Economy and by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell (1824)
"To prepare barberries for Tartlets. Pick barberries that have no stones, ...
barberries in bunches. Have ready bits of flat white wood, three inches long, ..."
5. The Art of Cookery Made Easy and Refined: Comprising Ample Directions for by John Mollard (1802)
"To preserve barberries. BRUISE a quart of ripe barberries, add a quart of spring
... Then add a sufficient quantity of large bunches of ripe barberries, ..."
6. Minnesota Plant Life by Conway MacMillan (1899)
"From barberries to Witch-hazels. barberries. The three plants of the barberry
family which occur in Minnesota are of quite different appearance. ..."
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