applesaucey

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1. Resembling or characteristic of applesauce.

   She was a good seventy, had frizzy, applesaucey hair that was bright red, and she smoked cigars—not Tiparillos.

   1969, Jane Trahey, Pecked to Death by Goslings, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., →LCCN, page 18

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   I can’t help wishing that my hillside had some evergreens—the graceful hemlock, for instance, mixed with the lacework of the leafless maples and birches, the bolder outlines of the hickories and chestnuts, the brown of the oaks and yellow of the willows—but I can shut my eyes and see them in fancy, and the half-hour goes away so quickly, and I go into the house and it seems to have a sort of oniony, turnipy, apple-saucey smell that makes me open all the doors and windows for two or three minutes to “flush it” with air, as the plumbers tell about “flushing” drain[-]pipes with water.

   1888 February 25, Celia B. Whitehead, “Out-Door Rest for Housekeepers”, in The Woman’s Journal, volume XIX, number 8, Boston, Mass., page 60, column 3

   With a buzz-saw groan that vibrates in the pits of onlookers’ stomachs, the machine grinds the washed apples, then spews the applesaucey pulp through a large hose.

   1978 October 17, Marie McCullough, “At The Cider Mill, they put the squeeze on October”, in The Evening Press, Binghamton, N.Y., page 1-B

   Rounding out the list is Schweinsfüße, or ham hocks, which are at their best when crisply fried and smothered in sauerkraut or Apfelrotkohl (a sort of applesaucey-kraut mess).

   1995, Berkeley students in cooperation with the Associated Students of the University of California, Germany & Austria on the Loose, 1995 (The Berkeley Guides), New York, N.Y.: Fodor’s Travel Publications, Inc., →ISBN, page 313

   By mid-December, more than 3½ feet of snow had fallen in the Buffalo area. […] / Even snowbirds who love the stuff seemed to be reaching their limits this past week. Like the businessman who stomped applesaucey slush from his shoes on his way into Main Place Mall, and grunted: / “This is why I have my travel agent on speed-dial.”

   1996 January 21, Lauri Githens, “Cry of the snow-weary: Get us outta here!”, in The Buffalo News, Buffalo, N.Y., page E-1

   >Also, kind of graphic, but dr says poop >should be the consistancy^([sic]) of applesauce. Is this right?? His poop is >formed like an adult's would be. When my daughter eats any amount of solids, her stools becomes^([sic]) fairly formed as you describe. Other days, it's the applesaucey consistency. It really depends on the ratio of breastmilk to solids on that day (or the day before, as the case may be).

   2000 July 10, Circe, “ongoing constipation”, in misc.kids.breastfeeding (Usenet), archived from the original on 07 Nov 2023

2. With applesauce.

   APPLESAUCEY TARTS […] Brush bottoms and sides of baked tart shells with apricot jam. Fill with applesauce which has been mixed with desired amount of almonds and orange peel.

   1984 September 27, T.O. Davis, “Man in the kitchen: Tarts come in all sizes”, in The Clarion-Ledger, volume 148, number 191, Jackson, Miss., page 5E, column 2

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   An apple sauce-y dessert, that’s a hearty finale for meals of the soup-and-salad (or sandwich) class, is Steamed Apple Dumplings. […] Dumplings, neatly spiced with nutmeg, are dropped into bubbling apple sauce, and steamed until they’re plumpish and feather-light.

   1942 February 17, Prudence Penny [pseudonym], “Apple Dishes Are Economical”, in San Francisco Examiner, volume CLXXVI, number 48, San Francisco, Calif., page 16

   Apple Sauce-y Notes. For a quick and easy dessert and one that’s most delicious, too, blend sweetened whipped cream with ready-to-use apple sauce, swirl into sherbert glasses, and drop another spoonful of whipped cream and a maraschino cherry on top.

   1952 April 3, Shreveport Journal, volume 57, Shreveport, La., section C, page ten

   If you postpone self-service “until baby’s neater,” you’re tempting two troubles: he may go on a food strike, in protest—or he may lose enthusiasm for feeding himself and, months later, still insist that you do the job. At first, let baby steer his own spoon, but stand by; he’ll welcome help later in the meal. Ask Dad to take over at times—an applesaucey face seldom bothers fathers.

   1960 July 10, Heinz Baby Foods, “When baby’s hand is quicker than your eye”, in This Week (St. Louis Globe-Democrat), St. Louis, Mo., page 4, column 1

   Applesaucey Tricks Galore / Looks elaborate but isn’t: Take bakers sponge cake shells. In each one put a big spoonful of canned apple sauce, then a scoop of vanilla ice cream and top all with blueberry sauce, or with the fresh berries.

   1962 July 29, Features Magazine (Wichita Falls Times), Wichita Falls, Tex., page 20, column 1

   As parents cycle through the alternatives to zero in on what the baby wants, infants hear many words over and over again. “[…] Look at that, Rover was laying on the remote. You want the remote? No remote with those applesaucey hands.[…]”

   2011, Gabrielle Principe, “[Not Enough Tortoise, Too Much Hare] Naturally Speaking”, in Your Brain on Childhood: The Unexpected Side Effects of Classrooms, Ballparks, Family Rooms, and the Minivan, Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, →ISBN, page 124