nesselrode

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proper noun

Designating a type of cream, pie, or pudding, constituting an iced dessert made of chestnuts and cream, and typically flavoured with rum.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nesselrode1

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Nesselrode.

    Good, too, were the unusual nesselrode ice cream cake, banana shortcake and delightfully tart strawberry-rhubarb pie.

    1981 July 5, M. H. Reed, “Dining Out; AMBIANCE AND RIB-STICKING FARE”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015
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    Another delicious new dessert, this one of Manhattan origin, is the strawberry nesselrode pie that Ichtman's Bakeries is preparing for the opening of its new shop at 2189 Broadway, between Seventy- seventh and Seventy-eighth Streets.

    1953 January 21, Jane Nickerson, “News of Food; Wooden Salad Bowls and Nesselrode Pie Are Among Topics Brought Up by Readers”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

    Desserts such as nesselrode pie, incredibly sweet and sticky rice pudding and gummy cheesecake are beneath serious criticism.

    1979 June 15, “Restaurants”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2026

Nesselrode2

proper noun

alternative nesselrode

  1. attributiveDesignating a type of cream, pie, or pudding, constituting an iced dessert made of chestnuts and cream, and typically flavoured with rum.First known use 20th c.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna rich frozen pudding made of chopped chestnuts and maraschino cherries and candied fruits and liqueur or rum

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

After Nesselrode pudding, which was adapted into variations such as Nesselrode pie or Nesselrode chiffon pie in 1950s United States, itself named after the Russian diplomat Karl Nesselrode (1780–1862), for whom the dish was said to have been invented by a French chef.

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Chicago

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