Thursday, April 23, 2015

bullion/bouillon: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Thursday, April 23, 2015

bullion/bouillon
Gold bricks are bullion. Boil down meat stock to get bouillon. It’s an expensive mistake to confuse bouillon with bullion in a recipe.

 
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