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scrapple

scrapple

5 9.6
A loaf made from pork scraps and cornmeal, sliced and fried to eat
  • noun
  • /ˈskræpəl/
  • US
: scrapple
  • For breakfast, I enjoy a crispy slice of scrapple alongside my eggs.
  • scrapple with eggs
  • cheese and scrapple

Examples

  • I tried Scrapple I got in Amish country in PA.

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  • I've never had liver mush, but I've grown up on scrapple (and I'm 29 and from NJ).

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  • I have had "Scrapple" in PA, and it was okay.

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  • I remember my mom ordering scrapple at the diner all the time.

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  • I ordered the farmer's special: three pancakes, three eggs, a side of scrapple.

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  • In fact, we have a scrapple festival every year in Bridgeville.

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  • I do not care for liver, but I love scrapple and liver mush.

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  • I don't know how my NJ relatives got their hands on scrapple, but I absolutely love it.

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  • I grew up eating scrapple in Ohio and was pleasantly surprised to find liver mush when I moved to NC.

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  • I grew up on Rapa Brand Scrapple in Maryland (Rapa is made in Delaware).

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Surface Forms

scrapple singular
scrapples plural

Morphology

scrapple = scrap (semi-transparent) = scrap + le

Formed from 'scrap' plus a diminutive/collective suffix and refers to a regional pork-based loaf made from scraps, so the relation to 'scrap' is clear but the specific culinary meaning is specialized.

Etymology

Scrapple comes from the English word scrap ('leftover pieces') plus a small ending -le, and the name was used by German-speaking settlers in Pennsylvania for a loaf made from pork scraps and cornmeal. So, scrapple means 'made of scraps', which explains why the food is a loaf of leftover pork mixed, sliced, and fried.