shortcake

[Barbara Need]

I spoke with a friend from North Carolina and his description was
more like Charlie's--cake-like. So it may be a regional thing. I am
from the north and east.

Barbara

On 26 Jun 2008, at 14:55, Barnhart wrote:

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> shortcake in HDAS (vol. iv) offers this definition of shortcake:
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> "=shortening bread"
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> At the entry for shortening bread the def reads:
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> "Cornbread made with cooking fat, esp lard; often =crackling bread."
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> In the DAE the def for shortcake reads:
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> "A cake made with plenty of shortening; a cake made of biscuit dough"
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> So, I agree with you and so do several lexicographers.  I live near
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> CIA [Culinary Institute of America, in Hyde Park).  Next time I'm
> in their
> library, I'll ask the librarian for further resources.
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> DKB
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