Sherbert (Australian English)

Jun 21, 2006 10:18

In the US, the most common meaning of sherbert is a frozen dessert sorbet or a special kind of ice cream.

Sherbet in the United Kingdom is a kind of fizzy powder made from bicarbonate of soda, tartaric acid, sugar etc and usually cream soda or fruit flavoured.

Sherbet is now used to mean this powder sold as a sweet.

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xpunisherx June 21 2006, 03:34:34 UTC
haha, i looked that up on dictionary.com
but it said that in australia it meant an alcoholic beverage.

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