apple butter
noun
: a thick brown spread made by cooking apples with sugar and spices usually in cider
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Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
Joe Special, includes a four-piece chicken dinner, served with four (1/2 pints) sides and four biscuits with apple butter.
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Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 May 2026
There’s a pork and applesauce take of moist roasted pork loin served with sauce made with apple butter, on a bed of buttery pureed potatoes and green beans with tiny pieces of strip bacon ($28).
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Joe Mutascio,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
The Fulton Fall Folk Festival is an annual attraction with tractors, antique cars and apple butter.
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Doug Haller,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
Joe Special, includes a four-piece chicken dinner, served with four (1/2 pints) sides and four biscuits with apple butter.
—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 May 2026
There’s a pork and applesauce take of moist roasted pork loin served with sauce made with apple butter, on a bed of buttery pureed potatoes and green beans with tiny pieces of strip bacon ($28).
—
Joe Mutascio,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
The Fulton Fall Folk Festival is an annual attraction with tractors, antique cars and apple butter.
—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for apple butter
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“Apple butter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apple%20butter. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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