pot liquor

American  

Or pot-liquor

noun

1. Midland and Southern U.S. the broth in which meat or vegetables, as salt pork or greens, have been cooked.

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pot liquor British  

noun

1. the broth in which meat, esp pork or bacon, and vegetables have been cooked

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Etymology

Origin of pot liquor

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

The pot liquor is indeed irresistible, especially with a handful of chopped cilantro added to it.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2014

That evening the women brought bowls of pot liquor from black-eyed peas, from mustards, from cabbage, from kale, from collards, from turnips, from beets, from green beans.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

To Aunt Jimmy she said, “You done caught cold in your womb. Drink pot liquor and nothing else.”

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

For this particular meal the slaves had some different type of vegetable each day along with the fat meat, corn bread, and the pot liquor which was served every day.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration

I 'members now, how I'd git a big tin cupful of pot liquor from de greens, crumble corn bread in it at dinner time and 'joy it as de bestest part of de dinner.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration