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Upper crust

noun

The class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy. Synonym: upper class.

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"Upper crust" Quotes from Famous Books

... bottom crust, and lay the fruit all round it. The juice will collect under the cup, and not run out at the edges or top of the pie. The fruit should be mixed with a sufficient quantity of sugar, and piled up in the middle, so as to make the pie highest in the centre. The upper crust should be pricked with a fork, or have a slit cut in the middle. The edges should be nicely crimped ...

— Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry Cakes, and Sweetmeats • Miss Leslie

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