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- noun Archaic spelling of
noyau .
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Examples
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CHERRY WATER-ICE -- One lb. cherries, bruised in a mortar with the stones; add the juice of two lemons, half a pint of water, one pint of clarified sugar, one glass of noyeau, and a little color; strain; freeze.
Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Barkham Burroughs
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This island is famed for its noyeau, guava jelly, candied fruits — particularly the pine-apple, which is put on table in glass cases — and its potted flying-fish, which I thought equal in flavour to potted pilchards.
A Sailor of King George Frederick Hoffman
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The leaves infused in white brandy, sweetened with barley sugar, make a fine cordial similar to noyeau.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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It began with Turkish delight and halfpenny buns, and went on with oranges, toffee, coconut ice, peppermints, jam puffs, raspberry-noyeau, ice creams, and meringues, and ended with bull's-eyes and gingerbread and acid drops.
The Book of Dragons H. Granville [Illustrator] Fell 1891
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As soon as it gets a little thick, stir it till it is nearly cold, then add some essence of vanilla or almonds, or a wineglassful of noyeau, or any flavouring wished, and freeze.
Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery A Manual of Cheap and Wholesome Diet A. G. Payne 1867
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Sometimes a little lemon-juice can be added with advantage, and in the case of cherry ice and greengage ice a little noyeau added is an improvement.
Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery A Manual of Cheap and Wholesome Diet A. G. Payne 1867
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If any liqueur is used, noyeau is best adapted for the purpose.
Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery A Manual of Cheap and Wholesome Diet A. G. Payne 1867
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INGREDIENTS. — 1 – 1/2 oz. of isinglass, the juice of 2 lemons, noyeau and pounded sugar to taste,
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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Dissolve the isinglass in a little boiling water, add the lemon-juice, and strain this to the cream, putting in sufficient noyeau and sugar to flavour and sweeten the mixture nicely; whisk the cream well, put it into an oiled mould, and set the mould in ice or in a cool place; turn it out, and garnish the dish to taste.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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The young leaves of the peach are sometimes used in cookery, from their agreeable flavour; and a liqueur resembling the fine noyeau of Martinique may be made by steeping them in brandy sweetened with sugar and fined with milk: gin may also be flavoured in the same manner.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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