bulldog gravy

noun

A Depression-era foodstuff associated with American coal miners, consisting of a mixture of water, flour, and grease, often eaten with beans.

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nounbulldog gravy (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableA Depression-era foodstuff associated with American coal miners, consisting of a mixture of water, flour, and grease, often eaten with beans.

    Now, Emma stood in front of the hot coal stove in Clayton's kitchen, stirring water, lard, and flour in a cast[-]iron skillet with a battered wooden spoon—her first attempt at making bulldog gravy.

    2015, Ellen Marie Wiseman, Coal River, →ISBN
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