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Victoria (rhubarb)

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A variety of rhubarb recommended by the Royal Horticultural Society.

Victoria Pippin apple

/vik-TAWR-yuh PI-pin/
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A name for Ben Davis. A large variety of eating apple with a yellow and deep red marbled skin having yellowish-white flesh but little flavour. It is a well known southern apple, probably raised in Tennessee, Kentucky or Virginia around 1800. May also be used for culinary purposes. It is a late-season variety, picked from mid-October in South-East England. It keeps well and mellows on storage and is at its best from December to March.

Victoria Red apple

/vik-TAWR-yuh REHD/
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A name for Ben Davis. A large variety of eating apple with a yellow and deep red marbled skin having yellowish-white flesh but little flavour. It is a well known southern apple, probably raised in Tennessee, Kentucky or Virginia around 1800. May also be used for culinary purposes. It is a late-season variety, picked from mid-October in South-East England. It keeps well and mellows on storage and is at its best from December to March.

Victoria

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Victoria sponge cake

[English] plural Victoria sponges

A classic sponge made with the same weight of butter, sugar, eggs and flour. It is invariably round and has two layers sandwiched together, usually with jam (US: jelly) or butter cream, and topped with icing.

Victory tomato

[English] plural Victory tomatoes

A variety of tomato.

victualler

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Butcher

Vidalia onions

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A sweet variety of onion. They are actually the official state vegetable of Georgia.

Vienne in Poitou-Charentes

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Viennese roast

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A method of roasting coffee beans, with the beans darker roasted than for city roast but not as dark as French roast.