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Definition of Powdered sugar
1. Noun. Sugar granulated into a fine powder.
Definition of Powdered sugar
1. Noun. (qualifier Western US) Very finely ground sugar to which cornstarch is added to prevent lumping, mostly used in icings and confections to produce a smooth texture. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Powdered Sugar
Literary usage of Powdered sugar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Druggist (1889)
"A further condition to be observed is that very finely powdered sugar should be
... I., directs that the powdered sugar should be moistened with diluted ..."
2. The Techno-chemical Receipt Book: Containing Several Thousand Receipts by William Theodore Brannt, William Henry Wahl (1886)
"Four and three-quarter ounces of this powder are mixed with i ounce of powdered
salep root and li pounds of powdered sugar. One and one-half pounds of cocoa ..."
3. American Druggist (1884)
"60 " powdered sugar ..... 40 " Mix and evaporate to the consistence of a soft
extract. Then add : Powdered Senna leaves . ..."
4. Dr. Chase's Recipes: Or, Information for Everybody: an Invaluable Collection by Alvin Wood Chase (1888)
"powdered sugar, four pounds; citric or tartaric acid, one ounce; ... add one of
Moselle wine (or hock), and put a teaspoonful of powdered sugar in to a ..."
5. Methods of Practical Hygiene by Karl Bernhard Lehmann (1893)
"The recent proposal to ignite 5 grm. powdered sugar in a platinum capsule along
with 5 to 7 grm. of coarsely powdered quartz sand yields excellent results ..."
6. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"This consists in shaking up the alcohol with powdered sugar. ... I have generally
used dry extra-powdered sugar. When this cannot be had, grinding in a ..."
7. Dr. Chase's Family Physician, Farrier, Bee-keeper, and Second Receipt Book by Alvin Wood Chase (1874)
"In place of the powdered sugar, some drop a piece of white writing paper, into
brandy, or alcohol, after it has been cut just the size of the tumbler then ..."
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