Definition of "greenings" [greenings]

• Plural form of greening. (noun)

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• "~GREEN TOMATO MINCE~ -- To two quarts chopped apples, greenings are best, allow two quarts chopped green tomatoes, one pound each seeded raisins and cleaned currants, one-half nutmeg, one teaspoonful of cinnamon, one-half teaspoonful ground cloves, six cups granulated sugar and a cupful and a half of cider vinegar."
• "Take half a dozen good, tart cooking apples -- greenings or Newtown pippins; peel, cut in slices about a quarter of an inch thick and core them."
• "Select firm, round greenings; pare neatly and cut in halves; place in a shallow stewpan with sufficient boiling water to cover them, and a cupful of sugar to every six apples."