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- See:
- scratch
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| definition 1: |
from the very beginning.
We must start the work again from scratch. |
| definition 2: |
in baking or cooking, combining basic individual ingredients and using traditional methods, as opposed to using store-bought prepared ingredients which allow for reducing steps in the baking or cooking process.
Her mother was satisfied to buy a pie crust and fill it with fruit from a can, but she preferred to make her pies from scratch. |
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