applesauce
noun
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English offers a smorgasbord of words for nonsense, some of which are better known as words for food. We have baloney, spinach, rhubarb, and toffee, not to mention full of beans. And if none of those offerings are to your taste, you can say that's pure banana oil! Seemingly innocuous applesauce was first introduced to this menu back in the early 20th century. Back then, there may have been some bias against the real stuff. Poet Wallace Stevens’s turn-of-the-century description of a meal consisting of "some unnameable smathering of greasy fritters . . . and of course the inevictable applesauce" shows a lack of respect that must have been shared by others.
Examples of applesauce in a Sentence
Rachael Zimlich, Verywell Health, 18 June 2025
Wednesday, June 18, * Volunteer Appreciation, Ham, sweet potatoes, green beans, whole grail roll, applesauce, milk.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
Some canine favorite flavors include peanut butter, applesauce, vanilla, pumpkin, and carrot.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Today’s vintage file applesauce cake is from the 1930s, and the measurements are precise and perfect for a moist and delicious easy snack cake in homage to all of our features department journalists from yesteryear.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
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“Applesauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/applesauce. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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