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Anadama bread

noun

Etymology

Unknown. Anadama bread has been an etymological puzzle for a long time. Dare cites Dialect Notes (1915), and states etymology unknown. John Mariani's Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink also states that the term dates in print from 1915. The often-given etymology, "Anna, damn her!", is certainly apocryphal.

Definitions

  1. A traditional yeast bread of New England, made with wheat flour, cornmeal, molasses and…

    A traditional yeast bread of New England, made with wheat flour, cornmeal, molasses and sometimes rye flour.

    • As a compromise, I purchased cornmeal at the PX and made anadama bread.
    • Made some anadama bread yesterday. It's over on the counter.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA