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  2. Concoction - Wikipedia

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    Concoction is the process of preparing a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients, and also the result of such a process. Historically, the word referred to digestion , as conceived by Aristotle who theorized that this was the result of the heat of the body acting upon the material, causing it to mature and ripen.

  3. Decoction - Wikipedia

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    A traditional Chinese herbal decoction (湯劑/汤剂) Turkish coffee beginning to boil. Decoction compares to brewing coffee through percolation.. Decoction is a method of extraction by boiling herbal or plant material (which may include stems, roots, bark and rhizomes) to dissolve the chemicals of the material.

  4. Cocktail - Wikipedia

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    Cocktail historian David Wondrich speculates that "cocktail" is a reference to gingering, a practice for perking up an old horse by means of a ginger suppository so that the animal would "cock its tail up and be frisky", [19] hence by extension a stimulating drink, like pick-me-up. This agrees with usage in early citations (1798: "'cock-tail ...

  5. Aspic - Wikipedia

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    Aspic with chicken and eggs. Aspic (/ ˈ æ s p ɪ k /) [1] or meat jelly is a savoury gelatin made with a meat stock or broth, set in a mold to encase other ingredients.These often include pieces of meat, seafood, vegetable, or eggs.

  6. List of Latin words with English derivatives - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English language. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words. See also Latin phonology and ...

  7. The History Behind Your Favorite Pastries & Desserts - AOL

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    Coconut Macaroon. This comes from the Italian word “maccherone” meaning “paste”, the dessert is created from an either an almond or coconut paste.Traced back to an Italian monastery in the ...

  8. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1312 on Tuesday, January 21 ...

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    If you’re stuck on today’s Wordle answer, we’re here to help—but beware of spoilers for Wordle 1312 ahead. Let's start with a few hints.

  9. Wikipedia:List of English contractions - Wikipedia

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    give us (colloquial, meaning: give me) gonna (informal) going to gon’t (informal) go not (colloquial) gotta (informal) got to hadn’t: had not had’ve: had have hasn’t: has not haven’t: have not he’d: he had / he would he'd'nt've (informal) he did not have / he would not have he'll: he shall / he will helluva (informal) hell of a yesn ...