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  • verb transitive To make too sweet.

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over- +‎ sweeten

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  • That said, I suggest that you be prudent because to oversweeten rhurbarb defies its purpose, and you might as well be having something else instead - add what I suggest here, then add more towards the end of the cooking period after you have sampled the rhubarb.

    Archive 2008-08-01 Shaun 2008

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