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
Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Place the beans, maple syrup, peanut butter, applesauce, vanilla extract and baking powder in food processor and process until well combined.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 14 Dec. 2024
Thursday, April 17 * EASTER LUNCH, Ham Steak, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, whole grain roll, applesauce, milk.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Because applesauce is naturally sweet, consider slightly tweaking your recipe.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Applesauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/applesauce. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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