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The term "pone" most likely entered English from Native American language terms like apan, oppone or supawn, [2] meaning baked, possibly related to earlier ash cakes baked in hot coals. [3] A "corn pone" is usually a small round loaf of cornbread, about the size of a biscuit, traditionally baked in a round cast iron skillet. [4]
While slang is usually inappropriate for formal settings, this assortment includes well-known expressions from that time, with some still in use today, e.g., blind date, cutie-pie, freebie, and take the ball and run. [2] These items were gathered from published sources documenting 1920s slang, including books, PDFs, and websites.
Regardless of its form, the fact that corn is a source of carbohydrates means that those who have been instructed by a health professional to avoid or restrict carbs should be mindful of their ...
Corn on the cob – Whole sweet corn, consumed as food; Corn relish; Corn sauce; Esquites – Corn-based Mexican street food dish; Gofio – Toasted flour from the Canary Islands; Grontol – traditional meal from Central Java area of Indonesia made from boiled corn kernels that have been soaked overnight, and mixed with steamed grated coconut.
5. Muffin walloper. Used to describe: An older, unmarried woman who gossips a lot. This colorful slang was commonly used in the Victorian era to describe unmarried old ladies who would gossip ...
(pl.) aboiteaux A sluice or conduit built beneath a coastal dike, with a hinged gate or a one-way valve that closes during high tide, preventing salt water from flowing into the sluice and flooding the land behind the dike, but remains open during low tide, allowing fresh water precipitation and irrigation runoff to drain from the land into the sea; or a method of land reclamation which relies ...
Born right smack on the cusp of millennial and Gen Z years (ahem, 1996), I grew up both enjoying the wonders of a digital-free world—collecting snail shells in my pocket and scraping knees on my ...
As a batter for a fried food, such as corn dogs [66] [67] Made into bread, as in corn fritters, cornbread, hushpuppies, jonnycakes, or spoonbread [68] [69] [70] As breading for fried or baked foods, such as fried fish [71], fried oysters [72], or fried frog legs [73] As a breakfast cereal ingredient [citation needed]