16 November 2017
ramekin or ramequin
[ram-i-kin]
noun
1. a small dish in which food can be baked and served.
2. a small, separately cooked portion of a cheese preparation or other food mixture baked in a small dish without a lid.
Origin of ramekin
Middle Dutch, French
1700-1710; French ramequin < dialectal Dutch, Middle Dutch rammeken
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Historical Examples
Anything used in a scramble or an omelet may be placed in the bottom of the ramekin.
The Myrtle Reed Cook Book
Myrtle Reed
Sometimes Roquefort is added, as in the ramekin recipes below.
The Complete Book of Cheese
Robert Carlton Brown
A “left-over” which is otherwise hopeless may often be used advantageously in a ramekin with an egg.
The Myrtle Reed Cook Book
Myrtle Reed
Put a tablespoonful of the sauce into a ramekin, add a small peeled tomato, and cover with the sauce.
The Myrtle Reed Cook Book
Myrtle Reed
Put in ramekin and bake 20 or 30 minutes in slow oven until well browned.
Dietetics for Nurses
Fairfax T. Proudfit
Some ramekin dishes are made so exquisitely that they may be collected like snuff bottles.
The Complete Book of Cheese
Robert Carlton Brown
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Today’s quote
I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.
– Leonardo da Vinci
On this day
16 November – International day for tolerance. ‘On this International Day of Tolerance, I call on all people and governments to actively combat fear, hatred and extremism with dialogue, understanding and mutual respect. Let us advance against the forces of division and unite for our shared future‘, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
16 November 1793 – During the French Revolution, 90 Catholic priests who were opposed to the Republic, are executed by drowning at Nantes.
16 November 1938 – Swiss scientist, Dr Albert Hofmann, creates the synthetic drug, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel, Switzerland.
16 November 1945 – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is founded in order ‘to contribute to peace and security in the world by promoting collaboration among nations through education, science, culture and communication in order to further universal respect for justice and the rule of law and for the human rights and fundamental freedoms which are affirmed for the peoples of the world, without distinction of race, sex, language or religion’.
16 November 1988 – 35 year old, Benazir Bhutto elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman elected to lead a Muslim state. She was a member of the democratic-socialist Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).