viand

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I liked pie, but not pudding; the rich, heavy fruit-cake of weddings, good, honest gingerbread, the brisk, crispy heat of the brittle ginger-snap, but not "plain cake,"—absurd viand!

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 by Various

I was near enough to bring him down; and, should the rifle prove to have been properly loaded, I was likely to have for my breakfast the choicest viand of the mountain region of America.

From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne

Pork is another viand admitted at times to enlarge the table-store.

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous

“Huh!” said Una, who was unable to see any adventurous qualities in a viand which she consumed about twice a week.

From The Job An American Novel by Lewis, Sinclair

The extraordinary taste which finds pleasure in eating this sour meat is little less remarkable than the strange way in which the viand is prepared.

From Suppers Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions by Pierce, Paul