Definition of Mint sauce

1. Noun. Sweetened diluted vinegar with chopped mint leaves.

Generic synonyms: Condiment

Definition of Mint sauce

1. Noun. A sauce, made with mint and vinegar, that is a popular accompaniment to roast lamb. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mint Sauce

minstrels
minstrelsies
minstrelsy
mint(a)
mint candy
mint chocolate chip
mint condition
mint cream
mint family
mint geranium
mint imperial
mint imperials
mint jelly
mint julep
mint sauce (current term)
mint tea
mint teas
mintable
mintage
mintages
mintaqah
minted
minter
minterm
minterms
minters
mintier
mintiest
mintiness

Literary usage of Mint sauce

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

1. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
"mint sauce. J£ cup finely chopped mint leaves. 1 tablespoon powdered % cup vinegar. sugar. Add sugar to vinegar; when dissolved, pour over mint and let ..."

2. Mrs. Putnam's Receipt Book: And Young Housekeeper's Assistant by Elizabeth H. Putnam (1869)
"mint sauce, To serve with roast lamb. Take a bunch of green mint, and chop it very fine with a knife ; add a teacup of fine brown sugar, and a teacup of ..."

3. The Health Exhibition Literature (1884)
"mint sauce. Looking at the prevalence of lamb for one-fourth of the year and the just esteem in which it is held when cold, it is singular that the only ..."

4. The Home Cook Book: A Collection of Practical Receipts by Expert Cooks (1905)
"mint sauce This is a relish with roast lamb—with which meat alone it is eaten. ... Not every one agrees with the Englishman who, when mint sauce was passed ..."

5. Virginia Cookery-book by Mary Stuart Smith (1912)
"mint sauce for Lamb. —Apple Sauce for Goose. —Russian Sauce.—Tomato Catsup, Nos. 1,2, and 3.—A Nice Store Sauce.—Tomato Sauce.—Oyster Sauce. ..."

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