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  Melba toast. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
Melba toast is said to be derived from the crisp toast that was part of Dame Melba's diet during the year 1897, a year in which she was very ill. The hotel proprietor César Ritz supposedly named it in a conversation with Escoffier.
Pêche Melba was said to have been created by Escoffier for an 1892 party honoring the singer at the Savoy Hotel in London, although neither Escoffier nor Melba agreed with this version of events.
Peach Melba is first recorded in English in 1905 (in the form Pêches à la Melba) and Melba toast in 1925.
www.bartelby.com /61/52/M0205200.html   (253 words)

  
  Melba toast. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
Melba toast is said to be derived from the crisp toast that was part of Dame Melba's diet during the year 1897, a year in which she was very ill. The hotel proprietor César Ritz supposedly named it in a conversation with Escoffier.
Pêche Melba was said to have been created by Escoffier for an 1892 party honoring the singer at the Savoy Hotel in London, although neither Escoffier nor Melba agreed with this version of events.
Peach Melba is first recorded in English in 1905 (in the form Pêches à la Melba) and Melba toast in 1925.
www.bartleby.com /61/52/M0205200.html   (253 words)

  
 What is Melba Toast?
Melba toast is a thin, crisp toast that is now packaged and sold in stores next to crisp breads and crackers.
Nutritionally, Melba toast is usually low in fat, cholesterol and calories and is said to be a great source of the mineral manganese.
Melba toast is often good for those on low sodium diets as unsalted versions are available.
www.wisegeek.com /what-is-melba-toast.htm   (347 words)

  
 melba toast - OneLook Dictionary Search
Melba toast : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
Melba toast : LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
Melba Toast : Hormel Glossary of Kitchen and Food Terms [home, info]
www.onelook.com /?w=melba+toast&ls=a   (161 words)

  
 Ingredients - Melba Toast
Melba toast is said to have been created in 1897 by renowned chef Auguste Escoffier for the famous opera singer Dame Nellie Melba.
The toast is thinly sliced white bread that has been toasted until it is very crisp.
The dryness of the toast makes it perfect as a breading for recipes, such as Oven Fried Fish, that are normally deep fried (see also Oven Fried Chicken).
www.drgourmet.com /ingredients/melbatoast.shtml   (160 words)

  
 Opera Shop: Nellie Melba
Nellie Melba was probably the greatest name among the legendary singers of her time.
It was not until then that Melba saw and heard her first opera.
Melba was a great singer, but was not known as an effective actress.
bassocantante.com /opera/melba.html   (206 words)

  
  Toast @ iCookClub.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Toast is made using slices of bread and hence many brands of ready-sliced bread have become available, some specifically marketing their suitability for toasting.
Toast is an important component of many breakfasts, and is also important in some traditional bland specialty diets for people with gastrointestinal problems such as diarrhea (such as the BRAT diet consisting of bananas, rice, apples (or applesauce), and toast).
French toast is not toast in the usual sense; it is bread fried with an egg-custard coating.
reference.icookclub.com /toast.html   (578 words)

  
 Melba-Themed Products
In Melba's growing exasperation with her name being attached to products without her permission she confided to a friend that she was missing out on royalties of "many millions of pounds" that were being generated by this dessert.
When Melba came to town he became aware that toast was a favorite item in her diet and dedicated the creation as Melba Toast.
Melba perfume may have been the last straw in her growing indignation with her name being used without her permission.
students.washington.edu /mkt5/finalproject/allthingsmelba.html   (555 words)

  
 :::OLD LONDON MELBA:::   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Melba has a voice named after the famous and talented opera diva, Nellie Melba, Old London's Melba Toast has continued Nellie's name for more than 65 years.
Melba sent the famed Parisian chef Auguste Escoffier back to the kitchen after complaining that her bread for her pate was too thick.
Melba's table with a thinly sliced piece of toasted bread for her, and promptly named it Melba Toast in her honor.
www.oldlondonmelba.com /about/about.html   (250 words)

  
 NELLIE MELBA
Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931) was the greatest prima donna of her time, dominating the operatic scene for four decades.
Charles Armstrong was still Melba's husband and he threatened a messy divorce that would publicize details of her liason with the Duke The matter was quietly settled and they were divorced in 1900.
Melba's only platonic male friend was flautist John Lemmone who also was her manager; he can be heard on some of her recordings..
classicalcdreview.com /melba.htm   (834 words)

  
 The Great British Kitchen
Home-made melba toast has the edge on the bought packaged variety.
Preheat the grill to high and toast the bread lightly on both sides.
Cut off the crusts, then holding the toast flat, slide the knife between the toasted edges to split the bread.
www.greatbritishkitchen.co.uk /recipes_result.asp?name=melbatoast   (131 words)

  
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Marie didn't seem to mind losing the privilege of having her name associated with crispy crumbly bread, because pleasing the rich and famous was as important to her as it was to her husband and Auguste Escoffier.
Furthermore, Escoffier created another famous dish for her, and that is Peach Melba, a beautiful and rich dessert, which features, you guessed it, Melba Sauce.
Prepared at home, Melba Toast is traditionally bread sliced very thin, crusts removed, diagonally cut in triangles, placed in a preheated 350 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes, toasted to a light brown crisp and allowed to cool.
members.cox.net /jjschnebel/melbatst.html   (474 words)

  
 Melba Toast?   (Site not responding. Last check: )
For reasons I will not go into, I have to bring melba toast to a party.
When Melba be too pooped to pop, she be "Melba Toast"
She takes a few slices of melba toast and
www.cooking-forum.com /cooking/Melba_Toast_990902.html   (309 words)

  
 Melba toast definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
Melba toast definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
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thin crisp toast: very thin slices of bread toasted on both sides, sliced horizontally to expose two untoasted sides of bread that are then toasted too, so that the bread curls
encarta.msn.com /dictionary_1861629132/Melba_toast.html   (95 words)

  
 Glycemic Index GI Melba Toast
Effect of Carbs in Melba Toast on Blood Glucose
The glycemic index is a measurement of the type or quality of carbs in a particular food, and how fast 50 grams of this carbohydrate raises blood glucose levels, (and consequent insulin secretion and effects produced by the pancreas) as it is digested.
Carbs in Melba Toast have a rapid effect on blood sugar levels.
www.carbs-information.com /glycemic-index-breads/melba-toast-gi.htm   (233 words)

  
 Melba - Roland Melba Sauce - 32 oz
Roland Melba Sauce is a combination of pureed and strained fresh fl and red raspberries.
Dame Nellie Melba, the renowned Australia opera singer, was the first to add a raspberry sauce to vanilla ice cream and peaches to create what we call Peach Melba.
Salsa Melba a base de frambuesas rojas y negras es una especie de mermelada que sirve como complemento ideal para preparar un postre delicioso y elegante.
www.mexgrocer.com /13233.html   (240 words)

  
 Meals For You: Melba Toast
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Melba toast is a very thin dry toast usually eaten with soups and salads.
It is named after Nellie Melba, a famous opera singer.
www.mealsforyou.com /cgi-bin/tips?tipID.3115+page.62+cats.12+search.more+ref.Glossary+nPage.15+nLinks.0   (110 words)

  
 Terrine of Foie Gras with Cognac and French Melba Toast
Terrine of Foie Gras with Cognac and French Melba Toast
Place the foie gras in a bowl and run cold water over it for an hour, removing any blood in the vessels.
Serve with French Melba toast or toasted brioche slices.
www.911cheferic.com /main/drecipe.asp?recipe=783   (470 words)

  
 retro-food.com » Melba Toast
For true Melba toast, slice bread about 1/8-inch thick.
The toast should be light brown and not curled.
Ordinary sliced bread may be toasted in the same way to produce a kind of zwieback.
retro-food.com /2006/07/15/melba-toast   (153 words)

  
 Auguste Escoffier
Whether it be at home or in the finest of restaurants, our dining pleasure is enhanced by such tantalizing morsels as Peche Melba (Peach Melba) named for the Australian diva Nellie Melba or Bombe Nero.
Melba Toast reached instrumental heights in 1929 when it was included as a dietary aid for the late Ethel Barrymore.
It is said that Escoffier was so inspired by Nelly Melba's singing of Lohengrin that he named the dessert peche Melba after her.
members.aol.com /acalendar/October/Escoffier.html   (587 words)

  
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Melba Toast suffers slightly from multiple personality disorder.
But at two in the morning when hunger strikes and the cupboards are relatively bare, I find them to be adequate in meeting my hunger needs in such unfortunate circumstances.
But strangely, it becomes clear almost immediately that Melba Toast has more up their sleeve than is initially realized.
www.cdreviews.com /index.php?option=content&task=view&id=1489&Itemid=27   (431 words)

  
 Online Etymology Dictionary
The verb meaning "to propose or drink a toast" also is first recorded 1700.
The noun meaning "a toasted piece of bread" is attested from c.1430; slang meaning "a goner, person or thing already doomed or destroyed" is recorded by 1987, perhaps from notion of computer circuits being "fried," and with unconscious echoes of earlier fig.
Weekley notes the "curious contradiction" in pledge "to toast with a drink" (1546) and pledge "the vow to abstain from drinking" (1833).
www.etymonline.com /index.php?search=toast   (1314 words)

  
 Melba Toast   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The beloved Australian soprano Dame Nellie Melba could practically fill a cookbook with the culinary creations that she inspired.
There is Peach Melba, Melba Sauce, Melba Garniture (tomatoes stuffed with chicken, truffles, and mushrooms that are bound with velouté), and, of course, Melba Toast.
The story goes that the thinly sliced, crisp toast was served to Dame Melba on a day that she was indisposed.
www.jamesbeard.org /old/eatTheseWords/words/melbaToast.html   (136 words)

  
 UKTV Food: Recipes: French Toast Peach Melba
Soak the bread in the beaten egg and dry fry in a frying pan for two to three minutes on each side, until golden.
Serve the French toast topped with the cooked peaches and drizzle with the raspberry sauce.
Frank Bordoni sees his role as not just showing us how to cook a dish, but how to learn more about the food we're cooking...
uktv.co.uk /food/recipe/aid/517067   (215 words)

  
 purevolume™ | Melba Toast (Tx)
Melba Toast (Tx) hasn't posted a blog yet.
Melba Toast (Tx) hasn't posted any shows yet.
All songs, lyrics and pictures © Melba Toast (Tx).
www.purevolume.com /melbatoasttx   (58 words)

  
 Melba toast Definition in the Food Dictionary at Epicurious.com
Melba toast Definition in the Food Dictionary at Epicurious.com
), this toast is exceedingly thin and dry.
It's sold packaged in most supermarkets and is used to accompany soups, salads and the like.
www.epicurious.com /cooking/how_to/food_dictionary/entry?id=3463   (140 words)

  
 Melba Toast - Info
I'd feel a little weird writing this in 3rd person so I'm not going to.
Melba Toast was started officially in the summer of 2003.
I like to say officially because that's when we finally had recordings to show.
www.melbatoastmusic.com /info.cfm   (189 words)

  
 MySpace.com - Melba Toast - GREENVILLE, Texas - Rock / Powerpop / Indie - www.myspace.com/melbatoast
We're Melba Toast, figure the name out for yourself, it has nothing to do with food.
MELBA TOAST rocks!!!!!!!!!!i've told all my friends about u and hade them listen to ur songs they all liked em i wanna make u guys crazy popular
I don't believe that Adam, Alex, Brandon, Jonny, Max, Sticks Malone, and all the other Melba members I failed to mention want to be such a negative footnote in the encyclopedia of rock.
www.myspace.com /melbatoast   (917 words)

  
 an alternative to crackers and melba toast - Your ideas - Sainsbury's - Try something new today
Share tips » Snacks » an alternative to crackers and melba toast
melba toast/crackers are so tired and worn out that they are just not 'cool' to serve anymore - however home made is seriously in so you can make your own perfect acompliment while showing off your culinary skills and saving money!
These are perfect with starters/cheese board or passing round the room piled up with cavier/prawns/pata/tuna/salmon and cream cheese etc. you can even vary the texture by choosing different types of bread, white, brown seeded!
www.sainsburys.co.uk /YourIdeas/tips/showtip.aspx?TipID=7635&CategoryId=54   (144 words)

  
 Crunchy, crispity melba toast (and oh, I lost two more pounds). at untitledlife
Crunchy, crispity melba toast (and oh, I lost two more pounds).
Technically, I am not supposed to have melba toast yet.
The tuna salad and melba toast for lunch makes me plumb full.
www.untitledlife.com /2007/03/08/crunchy-crispity-melba-toast-and-oh-i-lost-two-more-pounds   (1058 words)

  
 Calories in Melba toast
Find out the nutritional information in Melba toast (plain, wo/salt) by using the table below.
The table not only gives the Melba toast calorie detail but also all the nutrition details and nutritional information on Melba toast, and can be used to help you lose weight.
A weight loss program, an exercise ball and the South Beach diet can help you with your weight loss...
www.weightlossforgood.co.uk /nutrition/melba_toast.htm   (94 words)

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