hasty pudding

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A child enjoys a warm bowl of hasty pudding for breakfast.

Definition

Noun: 1. A simple, quickly prepared cooked dish, typically made by boiling a grain or starch (such as cornmeal, oatmeal, or flour) in water or milk until it thickens into a soft, porridge-like consistency. It is often served sweetened.

Usage

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Examples

Advanced Usage

• Historical/Cultural Context: In American history, "hasty pudding" frequently refers specifically to a version made with cornmeal (maize), which was a staple grain for colonists. The name emphasizes the dish's quick preparation time compared to more elaborate puddings.
• Literary Reference: "Hasty Pudding" is the title of a 1796 humorous poem by Joel Barlow that celebrates this simple dish as a symbol of American ingenuity and simplicity.

Variants and Related Words

• Porridge (n): A more general term for a hot dish of cereal or grain boiled in water or milk. All hasty puddings are a type of porridge, but not all porridges are called hasty pudding.
• Mush (n): A thick, soft, and often bland porridge, especially one made from cornmeal. "Cornmeal mush" is essentially the same as cornmeal hasty pudding before sweetening.
• Gruel (n): A thin, watery porridge, often associated with subsistence diets or poverty. Hasty pudding is typically thicker and more substantial than gruel.

Synonyms

• Porridge
• Mush (specifically for cornmeal-based versions)
• Hot cereal

Related Phrases & Idioms

• (As) fit as hasty pudding: An old, largely obsolete idiom implying something is soft, formless, or lacking substance. (e.g., , meaning it was weak and unconvincing).

Học thuật

Noun

1. cornmeal mush served with sweetening (maple syrup or brown sugar)
2. sweetened porridge made of tapioca or flour or oatmeal cooked quickly in milk or water