butternut
Noun
Meaning
An American tree (Juglans cinerea) of the Walnut family, and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil contained in the latter. Sometimes called oil nut and white walnut.
The nut of the Caryocar butyrosum and C. nuciferum, of S. America; -- called also Souari nut.
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All families had their special Christmas food. Ours was called Dutch Bread, made from a dough halfway between bread and cake, stuffed with citron and every sort of nut from the farm - hazel, black walnut, hickory, butternut.
For the butternut squash puree, place the butternut squash, stock cube and water in a pan and bring to the boil.
After all, the vast majority of these Irish immigrants in gray and butternut were relatively poor and primarily menial workers of the lower class—the former peasantry of the so-called old country.
According to Kang, Soresina butter, sourced from Italy, is added to the pasta and to the butternut squash puree.
Carefully halve the butternut squash, then scoop out the seeds with a spoon and discard.
Blades that were at least 3 inches tall helped guide the knife straight down through bigger items such as the butternut squash and duck and provided larger surface areas for scooping up chopped food.