SHORTNIN’ BREAD


Meaning of SHORTNIN’ BREAD in English

a traditional African-American children’s song about home-made ‘shortening bread’, bread or pastry made with cheap fat. It includes the lines:

Two little children lying in bed;

One turned over, and the other one said,

‘Mammy’s little baby loves shortnin’, shortnin’,

Mammy’s little baby loves shortnin’ bread.‘

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.