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Green beans, strung up to dry on the porch. Dried green beans (know as leather britches or shucky beans) Shucky beans (also called " leather britches ") are an American legume dish, made of dried green beans that have been preserved for winter consumption. It is one of the most common side dishes of old-fashioned Appalachian cuisine. [1]
1846 in A Danish Story-Book. " The Princess and the Pea " ( Danish: Prinsessen på Ærten, lit. 'The Princess on the Pea') [ 1] is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a princess who is tested to become the wife to a lonely prince. The tale was first published with three others by Andersen in a cheap booklet on 8 May 1835 in ...
Zea mays. L. Maize / meɪz / ( Zea mays ), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native Americans planted it alongside beans and squashes in the Three Sisters polyculture.
Shuckin' and jivin'. Shuckin' and jivin' (or shucking and jiving) is slang for joking and acting evasively in the presence of an authoritative figure. [ 1] It usually involves clever lies and impromptu storytelling, to one-up an opponent or avoid punishment. In Ribbin', Jivin', and Playin' the Dozens: The Persistent Dilemma in Our Schools ...
Artist's impression of the Black Shuck. Commonly described features include large red eyes, bared teeth and shaggy black fur. [1]In English folklore, Black Shuck, Old Shuck, Old Shock or simply Shuck is the name given to a ghostly black dog which is said to roam the coastline and countryside of East Anglia, one of many such black dogs recorded in folklore across the British Isles.
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Certificate – X, U, PG, R, G (from the film certificates) Charged – ION. Charlie – C ( NATO phonetic alphabet) Chartered accountant – CA. Chief – CH. Chlorine – CL (chemical symbol) Chromosome – X or Y. Church – CH or CE ( Church of England) or RC ( Roman Catholic) Circa – C.
Chaff. Chaff ( / tʃæf /; also UK: / tʃɑːf /) [ 1] is dry, scale-like plant material such as the protective seed casings of cereal grains, the scale-like parts of flowers, or finely chopped straw. Chaff cannot be digested by humans, but it may be fed to livestock, ploughed into soil, or burned.