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sour cream

noun

  1. cream soured by the lactic acid produced by a ferment.


sour cream

noun

  1. cream soured by lactic acid bacteria, used in making salads, dips, etc Also calledsoured cream
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sour cream1

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
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Example Sentences

Carefully beat in the milk and sour cream, then beat in the rest of the dry ingredients just until the batter is smooth.

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I used honey to bump up the cake’s sweetness and sour cream for a soft but not-too-moist texture, and combined yellow cornmeal with all-purpose flour to echo cornbread’s characteristic bite.

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Think “sour cream and onion dip” but with far more fresh flavors, thanks to a double-punch of herbs with dill and mint.

Her lemony cheesecake is fluffy with sour cream, cheesecake and mascarpone, and her sundae is built around local ice cream, fried rounds of cornbread and both berry and chocolate sauces.

Serve with guacamole, salsa, and sour cream for a hearty breakfast.

Interestingly though, her first question while standing in line was, “Am I allowed to add cheese and sour cream?”

Seth cooks her tacos and makes sure to fully remove the film over the sour-cream containers, the way she likes.

Place meat on tortillas and add lettuce, chipotle sauce, pico de gallo and sour cream.

Add the crab meat, breadcrumbs, egg, mayonnaise, and sour cream.

To serve, top each of the set jellies with a spoonful of the sour cream and some of the shredded lettuce.

This sour cream is put into the churn, and worked in the usual way until the butter separates.

Before serving, it may be thinned by beating either sweet or sour cream into it.

Sour cream shall not contained a less percentage of fats than that designated for cream.

Of these two kinds, sour cream is the preferable one, because it gives to the butter a desirable flavor.

Then season it with salt to suit the taste and, provided cream is desired, add it at this time, using sweet or sour cream.

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