Rumtopf
n.— «The Rumtopf (fruit melange…) and Quiche…are easily made, but the lovely meringue and cranberry cream Vacherin…takes a little more loving care.» —“Holiday Menu” by Lillian Mackesy Post-Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin) Nov. 19, 1972. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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