I had a splendid pony, which cost only 3. He grazed on the town commonage; besides grass, he never got anything to eat but an occasional handful of Mealies.
"Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer"
W. C. Scully
"You ain't the first by a long chalk who has to learn how to eat green Mealies.
"The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley"
Bertram Mitford
"It is war rations," he said, as some dried meat and Mealies stamped to a kind of flaky paste were produced.
"The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley"
Bertram Mitford