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buttermilk

[buht-er-milk] / ˈbʌt ərˌmɪlk /


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Unlike bleach and wipes, a product made of buttermilk and mayo is not exactly designed for mass consumption.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Keep in mind that the dumplings in this recipe are the doughy kind, made with flour, buttermilk, baking powder and baking soda.

From Salon Jun. 29, 2026

The unnamed condiment originally mixed herbs and spices with buttermilk and mayonnaise and its popularity with guests led to it being jarred so they could take some home.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

One candidate drank a jumbo bottle of buttermilk ranch in six minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

“Yeah, when them black-eyed peas tell that buttermilk to move over, that buttermilk ain’t gonna wanna move and there’s gonna be war in your guts and your stomach’s gonna swell up and bust!”

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

At home, he and his girlfriend would walk to the Sleepy Bee Cafe for the plain buttermilks on match days.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 28, 2023

"Well, your mind must be wanderin'," he said, "bekaze we ast you as plain as tongue kin speak for to put us up a couple of buttermilks."

From The Bishop and the Boogerman by Joel Chandler Harris

Lucindy'd better fix up a lunch for two—a couple of biscuits an' a couple of buttermilks.

From The Bishop and the Boogerman by Joel Chandler Harris

Artificial buttermilks therefore prove a valuable source of food supply for persons who find them palatable and who do not care for sweet milk.

From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 2: Milk, Butter and Cheese; Eggs; Vegetables by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

The preparation of the pure culture buttermilks or artificially soured milks that are now so frequently recommended for digestive troubles rests upon an acid fermentation of this type.

From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Edwin George Hastings




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