Shortnin' Bread
/ˈʃɔːtnɪn bred/
/ˈʃɔːrtnɪn bred/
- a traditional African-American children's song about home-made ' shortening bread' (bread made with 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.’”
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