brewis
brewis n "Fish an' brewis, how many youse?" It rhymed, for brewis is pronounced "bruise." . You can boil the hard-bread and fish in water or milk; condensed milk if you can't get fresh, which generally you can't. To thousands of Newfoundlanders it furnishes a stapl...
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| Summary: | brewis n "Fish an' brewis, how many youse?" It rhymed, for brewis is pronounced "bruise." . You can boil the hard-bread and fish in water or milk; condensed milk if you can't get fresh, which generally you can't. To thousands of Newfoundlanders it furnishes a staple, the hard-bread substituting for vegetables. As for"fish," that always means cod. See cited quotation. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I |
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