Banket

Some entrees are lackluster: the best were roast chicken ($22), meatloaf ($19), and a grilled lamb sirloin ($24); best desserts, a rare stone fruit crisp that really is crisp ($8), and a Dutch-inspired dessert called banket, a lush combination of almond paste and flaky pastry ($8). ❋ By JULIA MOSKIN (2011)

The name was given to these beds from their resemblance to a sweetmeat, known in Dutch as "banket," resembling almond hard-bake. ❋ Various (N/A)

Here we read of a dinner-party, or "banket," at which the conversation was entirely about music. ❋ Unknown (1900)

The proportion of gold in the quartz is not particularly high, nor are the veins of a remarkable thickness, but the peculiarity of the Rand mines lies in the fact that throughout this 'banket' formation the metal is so uniformly distributed that the enterprise can claim a certainty which is not usually associated with the industry. ❋ Arthur Conan Doyle (1894)

I wuz eeting an affernuun snak ov teh dutch banket almond paste wrapped in nommy pastree. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And bothe the flesshes beinge mingled together, thei fall to the banket. ❋ Unknown (2004)

In that thei prepare a table with a banket: at the whiche thei sette the deade bodye in his beste appareille. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Thei be euer on horsebacke, whether thei go to the fielde or the banket, to bye, to selle, to commune of aughte with their friende, or to do any thing that is to be done. ❋ Unknown (2004)

And of this banket nought we lose, nor fragment resteth not. ❋ Unknown (2003)

They both do ride vpon one horse very trimly decked, and are caried through the towne with great piping and playing, and so returne home and eate of a banket made of Rice and fruits, and there they daunce the most part of the night and so make an ende of the marriage. ❋ Unknown (2003)

If he to banket bid his friends, he will not shrinke On them at dinner to bestow a douzen kindes of drinke: Such licour as they haue, and as the countrey giues, But chiefly two, one called Kuas, whereby the Mousiket ❋ Unknown (2003)

With these and such like, you may banket where you arriue the greater and best persons. ❋ Unknown (2003)

But this counsel nothing at all liked him, neither did he shew himselfe wel pleased therewith: but after hee had made them a princely banket, he went into his closet or priuy chamber from amongst them, neither would be partaker of any of that wicked money which they had taken. ❋ Unknown (2003)

They haue many sortes of meats and drinkes, when they banket and delight in eating of grosse meates, and stinking fishe. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Captaine had a thing borne ouer his head to keep him from the Sun, with a Trumpet before him, which certaine times he caused to bee sounded: There the Emperour bad them to a banket after the Indian manner: From thence we went to the Portingalles, that made much account of Houtman, and made him a banket, saying that they had seene him in Lisbone. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The 8. of Iuly the Emperour sent vnto our ships, and offered to make them a banket, bidding all the ❋ Unknown (2003)

Assoone as the galley came neere vs, my L. Admirall caused a gracious salutation to be sounded with his trumpets, and willed the captains forthwith to come aboord his ship: which they did, and then he feasted them with a very fine and honorable banket, as the time and place might serve. ❋ Unknown (2003)

When night came, Venus returned home from the banket wel tippled with wine, smelling of balme, and crowned with garlands of roses, who when shee had espied what Psyches had done, gan say, This is not the labour of thy hands, but rather of his that is amorous of thee: then she gave her a morsel of brown bread, and went to sleep. ❋ Lucius Apuleius (N/A)

After that the banket was prepared, they washed their bodies, and brought in a tall young man of the village, to sup with them, who had scarce tasted a few pottage, when hee began to discover their beastly customes and inordinate desire of luxury. ❋ Lucius Apuleius (N/A)