burgoo
noun
a thick oatmeal gruel, especially as eaten by sailors.
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Back in style are New England boiled dinners, Kentucky burgoos, Florida conch seviche, New Orleans gumbo—and soups, chowders, breads and pies of every stripe and spice.
From Time Magazine Archive
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