Green Sweet
Bacon
Neufchatel
Pomegranate
Tomatoes
PumpernickelA Dictionary of the Grocer’s Trade
Artemas Ward’s encyclopedia of 1911 gathers everything that once crossed the counter of the general store — the fruits and fish, spices and staples, cheeses, wines and wonders of the old grocery — here arranged from A to Z.
Browse A to Z
72 termsB
143 termsC
208 termsD
34 termsE
17 termsF
64 termsG
91 termsH
40 termsI
18 termsJ
21 termsK
29 termsL
69 termsM
125 termsN
17 termsO
33 termsP
163 termsQ
6 termsR
56 termsS
205 termsT
62 termsU
4 termsV
22 termsW
49 termsY
3 termsZ
5 terms
A Taste of the Shelves
ALLIGATOR PEAR, or Avocado
a tropical fruit, native to Mexico and northern South America but now widely grown also in the…
PEMMICAN
an invention of the American Indian, is lean beef, or venison, dried hard, pounded to a powder…
ZWIEBACH, or Zwieback
is a product whose name describes its manufacture, the word (in German) signifying "twice…
ABALONE
an immense uni-valve shellfish common on the Pacific Coast. It some-what resembles the eastern…
TABASCO
a long-podded red pepper cultivated chiefly in southern Louisiana. It is best known to commerce…
SAFFRON
Genuine saffron is a coloring material obtained from the dried flower-pistils of a species of…
WELSH RABBIT, or "Rarebit"
is made of dry cheese, melted with a little old ale and poured over slices of hot buttered…
MAYONNAISE
a sauce or salad dressing composed of raw egg yolks beaten up with olive oil to the consistence…
The Curiosity Counter
About the Book
This Encyclopedia covers all articles ordinarily handled by Fancy and General Grocers, and, in addition, a wide range of information on other subjects more or less closely allied to their trade, or to that of the General Storekeeper. The text has been made as concise as possible, while retaining the most interesting points on the cultivation, manufacturing, marketing, etc., of the principal staples. As it is designed chiefly for trade and public reference, purely technical terms--chemical, botanical, etc.--have been avoided, except where they are needed to evade the confusion which would result from the employment of contradictory popular titles or terms.