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- noun Alternative spelling of
pot liquor .
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Examples
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And don't you dare discard the cooking liquid; the nutrient-rich broth is called "potlikker" and it's an excellent base for soup and simply dynamite with cornbread.
CNN.com 2011
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No, those greens aren't soup -- they're just served with plenty of potlikker, greens 'simmering liquid.
TNT Diner 2009
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"De grown folks would eat de meat and de chilluns would sit around on de floor and eat de potlikker and dumplin's out of tin pans.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 Work Projects Administration
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