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shortnin bread is dessert just as "Jelly roll" is.. a treat for some, but not perhaps what children think..


HONI SOIT! As wofa's link shows, the word in question has several meanings. One choses them according to one's own inclinations. If I want shortning bread to mean nothing more than food, then that's what it means to me. The esteemed minister made a good point about the ease with any term can be made into a euphemism, for want of a better description.


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