Clingstone

Word CLINGSTONE
Character 10
Hyphenation cling stone
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Clingstone"

What do we mean by clingstone?

Of or relating to a fruit, especially a peach, having flesh that adheres closely to the stone. adjective

A clingstone fruit, especially a peach. noun

Having the pulp adhering firmly to the stone: said of a class of peaches.

A peach of this class. noun

Having the flesh attached closely to the stone, as in some kinds of peaches. adjective

A stone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh. noun

Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit noun

A stone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh.

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The word "clingstone" in example sentences

In general, a peach will either be freestone (pit frees easily from the flesh), or clingstone (pit clings to the flesh and is hard to remove). ❋ Unknown (2009)

My mistake was in thinking these would be as easy to pit as Kalamata's and obviously they aren't - it's probably very much like the difference between clingstone peaches and freestones, I'm sure olives are the same. ❋ Haalo (2007)

I've always wondered if Tyty had a good sense of humor or were a frightening group of people becaus theire return label on the clingstone package featured a man holding a shotgun. ❋ Scusteister (2005)

Well I don't eat anti-static fabric sheets so I'm more than happy to sample a clingstone. ❋ Scusteister (2005)

According to Gene Logsdon, clingstone peaches are the best tasting ever but nobody likes them because they are not "cling-free." ❋ Scusteister (2005)

I ordered from them before because they were the only place I could find clingstone peaches. ❋ Scusteister (2005)

Yellow varieties were developed mainly after 1850, and firm clingstone varieties have been bred mainly for drying, canning, and improved tolerance of shipping and handling. ❋ Harold McGee (2004)

Varieties of the Asian species Santa Rosa, elephant heart, and many others tend to be larger, rounder, from yellow to red to purple, clingstone, and often melting. ❋ Harold McGee (2004)

Their flesh may be white or yellow, and either firm or melting, strongly attached to the large central stone (clingstone) or easily detached (freestone). ❋ Harold McGee (2004)

To three pounds of sugar add a pint and a half water; boil and skim it; prepare eight pounds of ripe clingstone peaches: wash and rub with a coarse towel until all the down is off, then pierce them with a fork and throw them into the syrup and boil them until a sharp straw can punctuate them: as they soften put them into your jar, which must be kept closely covered. ❋ Various (N/A)

If clingstone peaches are used, they may be canned whole. ❋ Ontario. Ministry Of Education (N/A)

The pit is small and clingstone; size of fruit is about 1-1/2 inches in diameter. ❋ Various (N/A)

Take mellow clingstone peaches, pare, but do not cut them; put them in ❋ Elizabeth E. Lea (N/A)

Have sweet, white clingstone peaches -- pare and stone them; to each pound, take a pound of sugar made in a syrup, put the peaches in, and when they look clear, take them up on dishes; let the syrup boil longer. ❋ Elizabeth E. Lea (N/A)

When the mango is ripe, its meat is yellow and pulpy and quite fibrous near the stone, to which it adheres as does a clingstone peach. ❋ Mary Helen Fee (N/A)

There are, however, other useful implements for special work, such as the _strawberry huller_, Fig. 1, for removing the stems of strawberries, and the _peach pitter_, Fig. 2, for removing the stones from clingstone peaches. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

In each of these classes are found both _clingstone_ and _freestone_ peaches; that is, peaches whose pulp adheres tightly to the seed, or stone, and those in which the pulp can be separated easily from the stone. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

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