buttermilk

[ buht-er-milk ]

/ ˈbʌt ərˌmɪlk /

the more or less acidulous liquid remaining after butter has been separated from milk or cream.

a similar liquid made from whole or skim milk with the addition of a bacterial culture.

Origin of buttermilk

First recorded in 1520–30; butter + milk

Remove some shallots from the buttermilk and dredge in the seasoned flour mixture.

Make Carla Hall’s Crispy Shallot Green Bean Casserole |Carla Hall |December 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Add melted butter, egg, buttermilk, and orange zest and whisk until incorporated 3.

Cat Cora’s Valentine’s Day Menu for Single People |Cat Cora |February 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Add vodka, creme de cacao, buttermilk, three drops of red food coloring, and vanilla extract to a cocktail shaker with ice.

Valentine's Day Cocktail Recipes to Fall in Love With |Alie Ward, Georgia Hardstark |February 9, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
At eight he spoke Dutch and French, and argued with his nurse in Greek as to the value of buttermilk.

Little Journeys To The Homes Of Great Teachers |Elbert Hubbard

This frees it from the salt and buttermilk and lightens it, so that the pastry is more delicate.

The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) |Mrs. F.L. Gillette
The flitch gave out last night, and we had nothin' but corn pone, buttermilk and potatoes.

Watch Yourself Go By |Al. G. Field
They assured us that the brandy was merely distilled from buttermilk.

The Bacillus of Long Life |Loudon Douglas
The landlady's tongue clattering sourly in the halls like a churn dasher dabbing in buttermilk.

The Trimmed Lamp |O. Henry

buttermilk

/ (ˈbʌtəˌmɪlk) /

the sourish liquid remaining after the butter has been separated from milk, often used for making scones and soda bread