According to New York Times food writer Amanda Hesser, “Dictionary writers are not kind to flummery. The innocent pudding is referred to as “bland custard” and “a sort of pap.” … Those lexicographers ...

An amulet of green peas is not a funky piece of jewelry. A Colonial amulet is a dish of eggs, cream and a vegetable, similar to an omelet, and that’s what fourth through eighth graders will be making ...