smearcase

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noun

Cottage cheese.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounsmearcase (uncountable)

alternative schmierkase · alternative smear-case · alternative smear case

  1. DutchEnglishPennsylvaniaTexasUSespeciallyuncountableCottage cheese.
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    GERMAN CLUB SANDWICH: Thin slices of pumpernickel, rye, and white bread are used for this sandwich. Rub half a pound of smearcase until smooth, add three tablespoonfuls of thick cream and two of melted butter; season with pepper and salt. Spread some of this cheese mixture on a buttered slice of pumpernickel bread, followed by a slice of rye covered with cheese, covered with a slice of buttered white bread. Garnish with slice of pickle.

    1909, Eva Greene Fuller, The Up-To-Date Sandwich Book: 400 Ways to Make a Sandwich, page 108

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Origin

  1. Pennsylvania GermanSchmierkaes
  2. Englishsmearcase

In Pennsylvanian usage, borrowed from Pennsylvania German Schmierkaes. (In Texas, presumably from the cognate equivalent in Texas German.) Compare schmear, from Yiddish.

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