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Example sentences for "sherbet"

Lexicographically close words:
shepherdess; shepherdesses; shepherding; shepherdless; shepherds; sherbets; sherd; sherds; sherife; sheriff
  1. There is no sherbet in this menu, as the frozen salad takes its place.

  2. A fruit sherbet may be introduced if the drink is served all through the meal.

  3. The sherbet is a lemon ice flavoured with the syrup of preserved ginger, with a few bits of the root added.

  4. Although this is rather an elaborate menu, there is no sherbet in it on account of the watermelon, which is better if no other frozen dish is used with it.

  5. The ice is made from home-made candied cherries and put in glass sherbet cups with a little bunch of artificial cherries tied to the handle with green ribbon the colour of the leaves.

  6. The sherbet or ices might be served in military hats of felt or paper, and the favours might be knapsacks filled with candies.

  7. This menu omits the sherbet and gives a rather solid meat course; it may be varied by substituting chops for the duckling and adding a course of frozen oranges and bananas in lemon ice.

  8. If a supper is desired rather than a luncheon, these same suggestions will do for that, and if the menu is too long, the croquettes and sherbet may be omitted.

  9. The sherbet is odd; make a lemon ice and divide it; colour one half light green and flavour with essence of peppermint; serve the two ices together in glass cups, one layer of each.

  10. The sherbet is delicious, but rather troublesome to prepare.

  11. The sherbet to follow this course is made by adding a handful of crushed mint to boiling hot lemonade, letting it stand till cool, straining, adding a little sherry or rum if you use them, and freezing.

  12. He might be within a day of his ruin, but that was no reason why he should not sip his iced sherbet and laugh with a pretty French actress to-night.

  13. FN#96] Sherbet flavoured with musk or apple to cool the mouth of "hot coppers.

  14. Thou art in company with the Minister of King Dirbas," replied they and went and gave news of his recovering to the Wazir, who sent him rose-water and sherbet of sugar, of which they gave him to drink and restored him.

  15. After many more failures Harry turned into a coffee-house, to sit down and rest, and have a glass of sherbet and enjoy a smoke.

  16. But deign to come up, oh illustrious one, and partake of a cup of coffee or a glass of sherbet and a chibouque, and allow me the unparalleled and illustrious honour of showing you my poor goods.

  17. Even Auntie Rosebody paused in the sipping of her sherbet and waited for the answer to that still-childish voice.

  18. After which Parthian shot she sipped her sherbet in silence.

  19. And bring me a violet sherbet such as my father--may peace be his always!

  20. The next morning he awoke with his head heavy, after a night of feverish sleep, interrupted by sudden starts, wherein he saw that pretty, fair girl standing before him devouring sherbet and smiling gayly.

  21. She dropped her spoon in the saucer and handed the sherbet to a servant.

  22. Marianne stood stirring the sherbet with the point of a silver-plated spoon, examining this statesman, as seductive as a fashionable man, with that womanly curiosity that divines a silent declaration.

  23. What they mixed with the sherbet which I drank, I know not; but I could not resist the drowsiness it brought on.

  24. The next day I was invited by my companions to drink sherbet with them.

  25. The precise moment when a water-ice becomes simple is when it is smoothly slipped into a long-stemmed sherbet glass.

  26. Excellent young women have chopped ice and frozen sherbet behind closed doors because they did not want to be told again not to get the ice all over the back piazza.

  27. The simplest sherbet is made by mixing the sugar, water and fruit juice together.

  28. A carafe tall will hold the sherbet rare, Most excellent for woman's feeble frame.

  29. Adorned with sountings fair of sweet campak, A carafe tall will hold the sherbet rare; Without thee, everything my heart would lack; Thou'rt like an angel come from heaven so fair.

  30. Mrs. Banks had not read it, but the prospector pushed aside his sherbet glass and, laying his arms on the table, leaned towards Geraldine.

  31. Tis but what has happened before," she replied, as she poured some of the sherbet into a small silver cup, and mixed the powder with it.

  32. I smoke; I drink sherbet when it is hot, and coffee when it is cold, and I eat; and when that is done I begin over again.

  33. It was thy face then that I saw as an angel's, who gave me cool sherbet of Persia; and I would have come to thank thee and the old man, but I was too weak till now.

  34. I know thee; thou art the angel that came to me in the night and gave me sherbet of Paradise.

  35. Then I looked upon the pear whose taste surpasseth sherbet and sugar; and the apricot[FN#294] whose beauty striketh the eye with admiration, as if she were a polished ruby.

  36. I doffed my clothes, and she doffed hers; then we bathed and she washed me; and when this was done we left the bath, and she seated me by her side upon a high divan, and brought me sherbet scented with musk.

  37. Then he went out and presently returned with a gugglet of sherbet flavoured with rose-water, scented with musk and cooled with snow; and he set this before them saying, "Complete your kindness to me!

  38. If a delightful dessert is desired, raspberry sherbet should be made.

  39. A very delightful way in which to serve it is to place a large spoonful in a sherbet glass, pour over this a spoonful or two of the sirup from maraschino cherries, and then garnish with diced bananas.

  40. It may be served with whipped cream if desired or may merely be poured into dessert dishes or sherbet glasses and served plain.

  41. Sherbet in which grape juice is used for flavoring makes a change from the usual kind of frozen desserts.

  42. As nearly every one is fond of strawberries, a sherbet in which this fruit is used will always be appreciated.

  43. Pear juice is, of course, rather bland in flavor, but it makes a very appetizing sherbet if it is combined with lemon juice.

  44. The accompanying recipe for milk sherbet may be made as here given, or any desired kind of crushed fruit and fruit juice may be added to it to give a distinctive fruit flavor.

  45. Sherbet glasses are much used for individual portions and are very attractive for this purpose, especially when they have long stems.

  46. Freeze to a mush, add the beaten egg whites, and continue to freeze until the sherbet is solid.

  47. I must have fallen asleep at last, however, for I cannot remember whether the projects of going to midnight Mass, the Nativity play, and making sherbet out of the snow in the court fell through or not.

  48. There was much talk of going to midnight Mass, to the Nativity play at dawn, to see the Bethlehem manger which we boys had constructed in the tower, and also of making sherbet out of the snow that carpeted the court.

  49. The ceremony of adhesion is that a man should drink sherbet from the cup from which his preceptor has drunk.

  50. The rite is usually simple, the novice having to drink sherbet from the same cup as his preceptor and make him a present of Rs.

  51. Iced sherbet sounds nice, but when it is flavoured with musk, it is apt (at least as far as I am concerned) to act very like an emetic.

  52. What do you think: would you not like a cool sherbet after your rest?

  53. Meanwhile Caleb had had the cups of sherbet handed round.

  54. I will have the sherbet prepared and the merchants informed, my lord.

  55. Uncle Catullus thought it particularly good and considered that Lucius' cook ought really to write down this Egyptian recipe; but Lucius gave his to Tarrar, who scooped up the sherbet greedily with his black fingers.

  56. Zambri's Sherbet was alone in demand: it was spoken of in all companies--it was taken at all festivals.

  57. Sometimes my Sherbet has been imitated; but the fraud has always been discovered, and the intrigues of my rivals have added to my reputation.

  58. Here I erected a small, but elegant pavilion, and I sold my Sherbet to all the promenaders of the garden.

  59. Take of my electuary with a spoon after supping, and wash it down with a sherbet made of rose conserve; but first sup off mutton and house pigeon plentifully seasoned and hotly spiced.

  60. Serve ice cream in the sherbet glasses with stems.

  61. The sherbet is served in covered glass cups, containing from two-thirds to three-quarters of an English pint; the same which I have described in a former note as used for wine.

  62. For three days she remained with them, feeding them with fowls and with boiled meats, and giving them sherbet of refined sugar to drink; and after the three days their spirits returned to them.

  63. Few modern Arab musicians are so well contented with extraordinary payment and mere sweet sherbet as with a moderate fee and plenty of wine and brandy; and many of them deem even wine but a sorry beverage.

  64. The sherbet is composed of water made very sweet with sugar, or with a hard conserve of violets or roses or mulberries, &c.

  65. A delicious sherbet is made of a conserve of sugar and violet-flowers.

  66. Nehushta, languidly sipping her sherbet from a green jade goblet, as she lay among her cushions, supporting herself upon one elbow.

  67. By way of diversion she clapped her hands, and ordered the slaves who came at her summons to bring sweetmeats and sherbet of crushed fruit and snow.

  68. Nehushta's face flushed a little as she drank more sherbet before she answered.


  69. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sherbet" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.