And I want a greengage plum tree of my own in the worst way. From Wordnik.com. [There's a Farm on My Street] Reference
The stalks are bladders about the size of a greengage, which enable the plant to float. From Wordnik.com. [Gardening for the Million] Reference
"It says greengage and ginger on the jar but I don't think it's been near a greengage.". From Wordnik.com. [Bottled Spider]
If I move, it won't be for the big freezer, it will be because I long for my own greengage plum tree. From Wordnik.com. [Toast:] Reference
One pint of greengage plums, after being rubbed through a sieve, one large cup of sugar, the yolks of two eggs well beaten. From Wordnik.com. [The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home] Reference
A plum or greengage would cost three shillings; cherries and grapes about five, I believe, but this is at some of the dearest shops. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record] Reference
Next time I ought to get a really British flavor, like mulberry or quince or greengage though I don't even know what a greengage is. From Wordnik.com. [August 2003] Reference
Those fruits like the peach, greengage, and mulberry, which almost melt in the mouth, contain a very large amount of soluble substances. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference
Marguerite caught the greengage as neatly as it was thrown. From Wordnik.com. [Roden's Corner] Reference
So the two of them bit bites out of every greengage they could reach. From Wordnik.com. [The Wouldbegoods] Reference
Jupiter an orange or peach (2 inches), Saturn a nectarine or greengage. From Wordnik.com. [A Trip to Venus] Reference
He mouthed the illustrious name, as if it were a large and ripe greengage. From Wordnik.com. [The Hill A Romance of Friendship] Reference
Harris found a greengage-tree with some early fruit upon it, just perfect. From Wordnik.com. [Three Men on the Bummel] Reference
Photograph courtesy of ilco "Do you think that my greengage jam has set enough?". From Wordnik.com. [The Cottage Smallholder] Reference
A greengage tart, with a little jug of cream, also awaited the young lady's pleasure. From Wordnik.com. [The Children of Wilton Chase] Reference
She held up her hand for a catch, and with resignation he threw her another greengage. From Wordnik.com. [Roden's Corner] Reference
It contains a mix of peaches, apricots, nectarines, strawberries, cherries and greengage plums. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
At the farm of our nearest neighbors, the Edwardses, there were five greengage trees that bore delicious plums. From Wordnik.com. [A Busy Year at the Old Squire's] Reference
Ouva district; the latter being a dark red, rough-skinned kind of plum, the size of a greengage, but free from stone. From Wordnik.com. [Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon] Reference
He related that on one occasion he discovered a greengage pie, after many assurances that there was no such thing in the kitchen. From Wordnik.com. [Mike Fletcher A Novel] Reference
"And those syrups of fruit, the strawberry, the greengage!. From Wordnik.com. [The Way of Ambition] Reference
A baking-sheet or tin, and spread equally over it apricot, greengage, or any preserve that may be preferred. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Household Management] Reference
I came home with greengage. From Wordnik.com. [Exton Jam] Reference
Six crows sit in our greengage tree. From Wordnik.com. [Another Canadian Family Saga] Reference
There'll be all the heads of the herrings and the greengage stones -- jolly blow-out for you. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Willoughby Captains] Reference
Her greengage eyes opened. From Wordnik.com. [The Garden Party, and Other Stories] Reference
Or greengage tart my heart hath won. From Wordnik.com. [The Wallypug in London] Reference
But still he called for some greengage tart. From Wordnik.com. [Kept in the Dark] Reference
These are greengage. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Willoughby Captains] Reference
"To the greengage, ah, and the passion-flowers!. From Wordnik.com. [The Way of Ambition] Reference
"apricot," "greengage," and -- so help me, Roberts!. From Wordnik.com. [A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition] Reference
Apples, apricots, pears, and plums much like the Orlean's plum, a sort of half greengage, bullace. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries] Reference
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