Benedictine (condiment)

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Benedictine or Benedictine Spread is a condiment made with cucumbers and cream cheese. It is used to make cucumber sandwiches and was invented around the turn of the 20th Century by Jennie Carter Benedict, a caterer and restaurateur in Louisville, Kentucky.[1] Benedict opened her restaurant in 1893. It was there that she invented and originally served benedictine. Originally used for sandwiches, benedictine has in recent years, been used as a dip for chips and filling for potatoes.[2]

Benedictine does not contain Benedictine liqueur, nor was it invented by members of the Order of Saint Benedict.

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  1. ^ "Benedict, Jennie Carter". The Encyclopedia of Louisville (1). (2001). 
  2. ^ Derby Delight. Saveur. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.

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