Whitley goose

noun

A dish of boiled onions with cheese and cream, baked until brown on top.

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nounWhitley goose (uncountable)
  1. UKobsoleteuncountableA dish of boiled onions with cheese and cream, baked until brown on top.

    To make Whitley Goose, an excellent old country recipe, I allow two large onions for each person […]

    1953, The Listener, volume 49, page 491
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    Whitley goose might disappoint carnivores expecting succulent fowl — it is a mixture of boiled onions, cheese and milk baked in an oven.

    2012, Jane Peyton, Brilliant Britain, page 167
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