"perfection salad" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: perfection salads [plural]
Etymology: Coined by Mrs. John E. Cook of New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA, for a submission to a magazine recipe contest sponsored by gelatin maker Knox in 1904. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} perfection salad (countable and uncountable, plural perfection salads)
  1. (US, food) A terrine/jello-style vegetable loaf made with lemon vinaigrette flavored gelatin, filled with a chopped garden salad or green salad. It was popular in the United States during the early and mid 20th century. Wikipedia link: en:Knox gelatin Tags: US, countable, uncountable Hypernyms: gelatin salad, congealed salad, jello salad, molded salad, salad
    Sense id: en-perfection_salad-en-noun-1vkASVcJ Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Topics: food, lifestyle

Inflected forms

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