pavlova Austral. and N.Z.
(pævˈləʊvə)
[f. the name of Anna Pavlova (1885–1931), Russian ballerina.]
A dessert or cake, now usually one made with meringue, whipped cream, and fruit. Also attrib.
| 1927 Davis Dainty Dishes (ed. 6) (Davis Gelatine, N.Z., Ltd.) 11 Pavlova... Dissolve all but a teaspoonful of Gelatine in the hot water, and all the sugar except a dessertspoonful [etc.]. 1929 K. McKay Pract. Home Cookery 155/1 Pavlova cakes... Cook like meringues... They are delightful and simple to make besides being a novelty. 1952 Weekly News (Auckland) 30 July 14/4 (heading) Soft-centred Pavlova Cake. Ibid., R. J. S. (Nelson) writes:—Could you give me a recipe for making a pavlova with a soft centre? Ibid., Most good pavlova recipes are soft inside. 1952 B. Nilson Penguin Cookery Bk. xviii. 396 Pavlova Cake (to use as a cake or cold sweet). 1957 Daily Mail 7 Oct. 11/4 Pavlova. Ingredients: 3 egg whites 6 oz. castor sugar 1 teaspoonful vanilla 1 teaspoonful vinegar 1 teaspoonful cornflour ½ pint double cream (whipped and flavoured) 16 oz can Australian pineapple or apricots cherries angelica. 1958 N.Z. News 2 Dec. 10/2 Supper included some renowned New Zealand dishes such as pavlova, whitebait, and oysters. 1960 I. Cross Backward Sex 85 I'll give you some of Mum's pavlova cake for supper. 1964 Guardian 18 Apr. 5/4 A Pavlova..is a meringue basket so called because it spreads out like the skirts of a ballerina. 1968 N.Z. News 11 Dec. 11/5 Pavlova cake—the New Zealand and Australian sweet—is believed to have been created as a compliment to the famous dancer when she visited those countries. 1972 V. C. Clinton-Baddeley To study Long Silence v. 191 A Pavlova—a New Zealand speciality of choice fresh fruit and whipped cream wrapped in meringue-like base. 1975 Times 16 Dec. 12/4 A Pavlova, an Australian dessert..a meringue with cream, passion fruit, ice cream and strawberries. |