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Combine in a medium saucepan over medium heat, bring to a boil and stir until the sugar dissolves.
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Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
For the Sugar Syrup Pour the water into a small saucepan, stir in the sugar and bring it to a boil.
—Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
The prop-room became crowded with elderly men; stage-hands and fly-men, none of whom were needed for this particular production but who were there just the same, heating cans of baked beans in a saucepan on the fire.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Chocolate Frosting For chocolate frosting, in a medium saucepan heat salted butter and unsweetened chocolate, cut up, over low until melted.
—Maddy Bendgen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2026
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Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
For the Sugar Syrup Pour the water into a small saucepan, stir in the sugar and bring it to a boil.
—Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
The prop-room became crowded with elderly men; stage-hands and fly-men, none of whom were needed for this particular production but who were there just the same, heating cans of baked beans in a saucepan on the fire.
—Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
Chocolate Frosting For chocolate frosting, in a medium saucepan heat salted butter and unsweetened chocolate, cut up, over low until melted.
—Maddy Bendgen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Saucepan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saucepan. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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saucepan
noun
sauce·pan
ˈsȯ-ˌspan 
: a small cooking pan with a handle
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