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Terms in French 1941-1950 of 10943

Beurre Dumont

[French]

A large, heavy, russeted, slow-ripening pear with firm, grainy flesh. It is a good cooking pear.

beurre du Poitou

[French]

"Butter of Poitou." Fine quality butter with AC.

beurre en pommade

[French]

Creamed, softened butter.

beurre fermier

[French]

"Farmer's butter." Dairy butter.

beurre fondu

/burr FON-doo/
[French]

"Butter fondue." Melted butter (US: drawn butter). Butter mixed with a small amount of stock or wine, boiled and sieved and served with fish.

Beurre Hardy

[French]

A medium-sized variety of pear, growing to 70 mm (2¾") with melting flesh. It has golden-russet over greenish-yellow skin and juicy, slightly acidic flesh which is creamy-white with a pink or yellow tinge. It arose in France in the early 19th century and is well suited to growth in the United Kingdom as it is fairly hardy. It is ready in October.

beurre hôtelière

/burr oh-tehl-yehr/
[French]

Beaten butter combined with lemon juice, parsley and duxelles mushrooms.

beurre maître d'hôtel

/burr me-truh doh-tehl/
[French]

Unsalted butter blended with chopped parsley and lemon juice. It is usually served cold with a slice of fish or meat.

beurre manié

/burr MAH-nyeh/
[French]

"Kneaded butter." A mixture of equal quantities of flour and butter kneaded together by hand, nuts of which are used to thicken sauces by adding towards the end of the cooking process and whisking until the sauce has thickened.

beurre marchand de vin

/burr mah-shon duh vahn/
[French]

Unsalted butter with shallots and reduced red wine, parsley and lemon juice, used cold as a garnish for grilled steaks.