CULTURETECHLENSBiscuits
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Combined Graph record U-01058 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0658. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Merriam-Webster defines the American biscuit (sense 1a, US) as "a small quick bread made from dough that has been rolled out and cut or dropped from a spoon" — distinct from the British 'cookie' sense. King Arthur Baking's biscuit-history treatment establishes the Southern form's composition: "But in the South, once you have cows and you have pigs, so you've got buttermilk and you've got lard, and so you're adding that", with the foundational premix described as a bowl that "had lard, flour, salt, and baking powder in it" — together establishing the stored flour + buttermilk + lard (or butter) identity for the Southern biscuit.
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Merriam-Webster defines the American biscuit (sense 1a, US) as "a small quick bread made from dough that has been rolled out and cut or dropped from a spoon" — distinct from the British 'cookie' sense. King Arthur Baking's biscuit-history treatment establishes the Southern form's composition: "But in the South, once you have cows and you have pigs, so you've got buttermilk and you've got lard, and so you're adding that", with the foundational premix described as a bowl that "had
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- Also known as: buttermilk biscuits
- Work type: dish
- Category: breads
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- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biscuit (verification source · master store)
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Merriam-Webster defines the American biscuit (sense 1a, US) as "a small quick bread made from dough that has been rolled out and cut or dropped from a spoon" — distinct from the British 'cookie' sense. King Arthur Baking's biscuit-history treatment establishes the Southern form's composition: "But in the South, once you have cows and you have pigs, so you've got buttermilk and you've got lard, and so you're adding that", with the foundational premix described as a bowl that "had lard, flour, salt, and baking powder in it" — together establishing the stored flour + buttermilk + lard (or butter) identity for the Southern biscuit.
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