beaten biscuit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of beaten biscuit
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Example Sentences
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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
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
There was beaten biscuit and fried chicken and iced watermelon, and all sorts of good things.
From The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor by Barry, Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze)
Again Azalea brought her milk and white beaten biscuit, hot and sweet, and Cassandra ate.
From The Mountain Girl by Erskine, Payne
There was a bit of fried chicken breast, some crisp bacon, browned potatoes, little round beaten biscuit, and rose-colored sherbet with a whiff of wine in it.
From The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel by Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt)
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