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Black pepper

noun

Climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam. Synonyms: common pepper, Madagascar pepper, pepper, Piper nigrum, white pepper.

Pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on.

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"Black pepper" Quotes from Famous Books

... large oysters, half a pint of vinegar, half a pint of white wine, four spoonfuls of salt, six spoonfuls of whole black pepper and a little mace. Strain the liquor, and add the above-named ingredients. Let boil up once, and pour, while boiling hot, over the oysters. After these have stood ten minutes pour off the liquor, which, as well as the oysters, should then be allowed to ...

— Miss Parloa's New Cook Book • Maria Parloa

... viz.—Gum benjamin, cassia, cinnamon, mace, nutmegs, cloves, ginger, black pepper, Bengal silk, China silks, nankeens, blue linens, ...

— An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa • Abd Salam Shabeeny

... not a natural production, but is obtained by dipping the black pepper several times in sea-water: this causes it to lose its colour, and become a dirty white. The price of a pikul of white pepper is six dollars (24s.), whereas that of a pikul of black is only three ...

— A Woman's Journey Round the World • Ida Pfeiffer

... the unripe berry of a tropical vine while white pepper is prepared from the ripe berries. The latter is not as pleasing in flavor as black pepper and is more expensive. It is sometimes desired, however, because ...

— School and Home Cooking • Carlotta C. Greer

... and flamingoes. About a day's journey in the interior is the celebrated national plantation called La Gabrielle, with which no other plantation in the western world can vie. In it are 22,000 clove-trees in full bearing. The black pepper, the cinnamon, and the nutmeg are also ...

— The World's Greatest Books, Volume 19 - Travel and Adventure • Various

... black pepper, Three tablespoons of salt, Two cups of oatmeal, Three cups of cornmeal, One ...

— Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book - Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions • Mary A. Wilson

Words linked to "Black pepper" : Piper nigrum, true pepper, genus Piper, pepper vine, piperin, peppercorn, common pepper, piperine, Madagascar pepper, white pepper, piper