A confection somewhat resembling an apple dumpling, but lighter.
1793.
| The Charlotte brown, within whose crusty sides | |
| A belly soft the pulpy apple hides. | |
Joel Barlow, ‘The Hasty-Pudding,’ p. 8 (Hallowell, 1815). |
1860. Charlottes, caky externally, pulpy within.—O. W. Holmes, ‘Elsie Venner,’ p. 90. (N.E.D.) (Italics in the original.)
