souskluitjies, plural noun

/ˈsəʊsˌkleɪkis//ˈsəʊsˌklœɪkis/
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AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, sous sauce + kluitjie dumpling.
A dessert of sweet dumplings in cinnamon and butter sauce. See also kluitjie.
1934 C.P. Swart Supplement to Pettman. 162Souskluitjies,..A very popular South African dessert, sweetened dumplings served with cinnamon and butter sauce.
1939 S. Cloete Watch for Dawn 279She thought of..souskluitjies, of curries, of preserves and konfyts.
1951 S. van H. Tulleken Prac. Cookery Bk 234Souskluitjies or Dumplings...Have some more cinnamon and sugar mixed at the table to serve with dumplings.
1969 Sunday Times 23 Nov. (Suppl.)‘Souskluitjies’ (sweet dumplings)...Drop teaspoonfuls in rapidly boiling water. Close tightly and cook slowly for 15 minutes.
1977 Fair Lady 8 June (Suppl.) 4Souskluitjies...Sauce: 250 ml water from saucepan in which the ‘kluitjies’ were prepared;..Makes 20 ‘kluitjies’.
1979 Heard & Faull Our Best Trad. Recipes 75Souskluitjies. Traditional Sweet Dumplings.
1989 I. Jones Woman’s World Cookbk 105Old Fashioned Sweet Dumplings (souskluitjies)...Cinnamon flavoured dumplings, a Dutch favourite from the South African past.
1992 G. Etherington in Weekend Post 9 May (Leisure) 4It was followed by souskluitjies (I don’t know how to translate that) and coffee.
A dessert of sweet dumplings in cinnamon and butter sauce.
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sousboontjies, plural nounpl. n.soustannie, nounn.
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