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Literary notes about ginger (AI summary)

In a few imaginative literary passages, writers have employed “ginger” as a color—a warm, spicy hue that evokes both the rich earthiness of the spice and the nostalgic tone of baked goods. One notable example is the terse yet evocative “Ginger blue” [1], which contrasts the ruddy, fiery connotations of ginger with the cool depths of blue, producing a striking visual interplay. Similarly, a description alluding to “ginger-bread on the lower edge” [2] invites readers to imagine a soft, toasted brown accent reminiscent of freshly baked treats. These instances demonstrate how “ginger” is not confined solely to flavor or name but can also serve as a nuanced and evocative element in the painterly palette of literary description.
  1. Ginger blue.
    — from U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1967 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
  2. In spite of the ginger-bread on the lower edge, it seemed to me very pretty.
    — from Letters to an Unknown by Prosper Mérimée

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