Georgia ice cream

Georgia ice cream
 n.— «Rogers merely shifted the ideas that worked at Toddle House, such as waffles with pecans, into the Waffle House concept. He always served lots of grits, which Rogers likes to call “Georgia ice cream.”» —“Waffle Housing” by David Hoekstra Chicago Sun-TImes: Scratch Crib (Illinois) Apr. 15, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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