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Jezebel sauce

Jezebel sauce noun: a condiment found in the cuisine of the Southern United States, typically made with pineapple preserves, apple jelly, horseradish, and mustard.

Noun

Jezebel sauce (uncountable)

  1. A condiment found in the cuisine of the Southern United States, typically made with pineapple preserves, apple jelly, horseradish, and mustard.
    • Tips From Our Test Kitchen: The Jezebel sauce can be made a few days ahead if desired. If pineapple preserves can't be found, use crushed pineapple in very heavy syrup (well-drained).2006, Mary Carter, Susan Fisher, Candace Floyd, American Profile Hometown Cookbook: A Celebration of America's Table, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 224
    • Makes 4 cups If you are from the South, you may recognize Jezebel sauce as a sweet-hot condiment that is frequently slathered over cream cheese and eaten with Wheats-worth crackers. No one really knows where Jezebel sauce comes [from.]2009, Elizabeth Karmel, Soaked, Slathered, and Seasoned: A Complete Guide to Flavoring Food for the Grill, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 164

Origin of Jezebel sauce

Unclear, perhaps alluding to the condiment's hot, sweet, saucy character.

Questions about Jezebel sauce

What does Jezebel sauce mean?
Jezebel sauce means a condiment found in the cuisine of the Southern United States, typically made with pineapple preserves, apple jelly, horseradish, and mustard.
What part of speech is Jezebel sauce?
Jezebel sauce is a noun.

Words near Jezebel sauce in the dictionary

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  3. jezail
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  6. Jezebel sauce
  7. Jezebelian
  8. Jezebelic
  9. Jezebelish
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  11. Jezek

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