beaten biscuit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of beaten biscuit
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Example Sentences
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"It's a good thing I had a Southern grandmother," she soliloquized, as she put her beaten biscuit in the Dutch oven and pulled the coals over it.
From The Master-Knot of Human Fate by Meredith, Ellis
Bessie wondered why this had been sent on her, but she took a couple of boarders at once, she sold sponge-cake and beaten biscuit, she got up classes in bread-making.
From Southern Lights and Shadows by Howells, William Dean
On this day, between the disks of her beaten biscuit showed the pinkness of sliced ham.
From Emmy Lou Her Book and Heart by Hinton, Charles Louis
Also beaten biscuit can be closely imitated by making good puff paste, rolling, cutting out, pricking and baking—but rather more quickly than the real thing.
From Dishes & Beverages of the Old South by McCulloch-Williams, Martha
An odor of coffee and broiled sweetbreads, mingling with that of chicken salad and hot beaten biscuit, began to rival the fragrance of the orange flowers and roses.
From Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days by Speed, Nell
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