crispette

noun 2

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noun

1

A snack food consisting of a sweetened patty of popcorn.

There was an alluring candy stand, controlled by Miss Grace Robertson, and the little maids of Chevy Chase appropriated to themselves the exclusive sale of peanuts and popcorn crispettes.

In the second the News made a run on an error of The Herald, and there was great joy in the camp of the enemy, James offering to bet an ice cream soda against a package of crispettes his side would win, with all the advantage The Herald had.

2

Any of various small crispy snack foods.

Mrs. Loren Groff told how to make cheese crispettes, and the women enjoyed the samples very much.

Do you know how to make crispette squares? Rosalle J. Neilson, Route 2, Box 407, of Orem does them like this: / Crispette Squares / ¼ cup shortening / ½ cup brown sugar / 1 cup all-purpose flour / Pinch of salt. / ¼ teapoon nutmeg / 1 cup brown sugar (extra) / 2 well-beaten eggs / 1 teaspoon vanilla. / Another ¼ teaspoon salt / 1 cup moist shredded coconut

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