" If the words had been lightning they could not have leaped with a more stunning suddenness from Huck's blanched lips.
" Tom blanched and dropped his eyes.
In the process, bread ends up being "blanched and nutrient stripped" as British nutritionist Vicki Edgson puts it.
Chard stems can be stringy, but delicious when blanched and grilled.
Traditionally, meat and bones are blanched for the soup, then that water is discarded.
