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Sticky toffee pudding — is a British dessert (or pudding) consisting of a moist sponge cake made with fine chopped dates and covered in a toffee sauce. OriginsThe dessert s origins are considered a mystery according to the gastronomic journal, Saveur ; however, the… … Wikipedia
sticky */ — UK [ˈstɪkɪ] / US adjective Word forms sticky : adjective sticky comparative stickier superlative stickiest 1) a sticky substance sticks to other things The dough should be soft but not sticky. a heavy sticky soil a) sticky objects are covered… … English dictionary
sticky — [[t]stɪ̱ki[/t]] stickier, stickiest 1) ADJ GRADED A sticky substance is soft, or thick and liquid, and can stick to other things. Sticky things are covered with a sticky substance. ...sticky toffee... If the dough is sticky, add more flour...… … English dictionary
Toffee — is a confection made by boiling molasses or sugar (creating inverted sugar) along with butter, and occasionally flour. The mixture is heated until its temperature reaches the hard crack stage of 150 160°C (302 ndash;310°F). While being prepared,… … Wikipedia
toffee — [[t]tɒ̱fi, AM tɔ͟ːfi[/t]] toffees 1) N UNCOUNT Toffee is a sticky sweet that you chew. It is made by boiling sugar and butter together with water. [BRIT] (in AM, use taffy) 2) N COUNT A toffee is an individual piece of toffee … English dictionary
toffee — UK [ˈtɒfɪ] / US [ˈtɑfɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms toffee : singular toffee plural toffees a sweet sticky brown food made by cooking sugar, butter, and water at a high temperature, or a sweet made of this • someone can t do something … English dictionary
toffee — tof|fee [ˈtɔfi US ˈta:fi] n [U and C] 1.) a sticky sweet brown substance that you can eat, made by boiling sugar, water, and butter together, or a piece of this substance 2.) can t do sth for toffee BrE informal to be very bad at doing something… … Dictionary of contemporary English
toffee — tof|fee [ tafi ] noun count or uncount a sweet sticky brown food made by cooking sugar, butter, and water at a high temperature, or a candy made of this someone can t do something for toffee INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED used for emphasizing how bad… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
toffee — noun (C, U) 1 a sticky sweet brown substance that you can eat, made by boiling sugar, water, and butter together, or a piece of this substance 2 can t do sth for toffee BrE informal to be very bad at doing something: He can t sing for toffee! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Toffee apple — candy apple, an apple covered in sticky sugary toffee on a stick … Dictionary of Australian slang
