Meanings
linzer torte1
plural linzer tortes · plural linzer torten
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of Linzertorte.
There are many ways of compounding linzer torten, of nearly the same ingiedients.
1873, [Anne Letitia Schiller], “‘Linzer Torte’—Linzer Cake”, in German National Cookery for English Kitchens. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, chapter XII (Torten), page 2372 more examples
Dear, sweet home. I wanted to embrace it all, every piece of it. There were dozens of things I couldn’t wait to do. And there were a hundred things I wanted to tell of: eating linzer torte in Austria; viewing glaciers in Switzerland; drinking coffee at the cafés in Italy.
2013, Siri Mitchell, “Lucy”, in Unrivaled: A Novel, Bloomington, Minn.: Bethany House, →ISBN, page 8The Store sold baked goods from lots of people over the years. All of them lived within a few blocks. Lester worked for the board of education and baked linzer tortes on the side.
2017, Tamara Shopsin, “A Seven-Day Pillbox”, in Arbitrary Stupid Goal, New York, N.Y.: MCD, →ISBN, page 48
Linzer torte2
plural Linzer tortes · plural Linzer torten
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of Linzertorte.
As we turned the comer towards our hotel, there it was: the Café Danube, […] Inside, we saw our people, […] eating Linzer torte and Black Forest cake, […]
1983, Arthur A[llen] Cohen, “Part Two: America”, in An Admirable Woman: A Novel, Boston, Mass.: David R. Godine, →ISBN, page 841 more example
Black wrought iron candlesticks holding ivory candles will be on the tables and black lacquer trays will hold Viennese Linzer torten which will be offered with the punch.
1963 May 16, “Colorful Decor for Preview of ‘Old Navy’”, in Buffalo Evening News, volume CLXVI, number 31, Buffalo, N.Y., →OCLC, page 18, column 4
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