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Skriven 2007-08-08 21:22:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av JIM WELLER
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 -=> Jim Weller said to Dave Sacerdote <=-

 JW> Speaking of myth-busting here's two food articles raising
 JW> alternative theories:
 JW> Curry is generally thought to come from the Tamil word 'kari', the
 JW> leaf of a plant. There is, however, a theory that the name derived
 JW> from Sir George Curry (1826-1890). He was a British soldier who
 JW> spent his entire career in the East India Company and later in the
 JW> Indian Army reaching the rank of general. He was said to be the
 JW> first officer in the British Raj to develop a taste for the highly
 JW> spiced stews enjoyed by the local inhabitants and, as a result,
 JW> dined alone for many years. His attempts to introduce mutton
 JW> vindaloo and chapaties to his own soldiers were not a success and
 JW> nearly led to another mutiny. It was only after Queen Victoria ate
 JW> some at a luncheon for visiting rajahs in 1869 that 'curry' began to
 JW> become popular in Britain.

There is, however, a conjecture (not a theory) (actually, a certainty)
that the historian for the British Food Trust is an idiot.

 JW> Ketchup may come from Malay or Chinese for 'relish' but there was
 JW> also a Noah Ketchup (c1680-1746) of Huron Indian descent who went to
 JW> Philadelphia in about 1700. After failing to find any satisfactory
 JW> occupation he began bottling and selling the tomato and mushroom
 JW> relishes his wife made. Ketchup sauces were quickly taken up by the
 JW> early settlers and were soon being produced on a large scale, though
 JW> Noah made very little money for himself.

Uh uh. I think that the great Hungarian ethnographer Mologyi Foketi
has something to say about that.

 JW> Eating History
 JW> by Marion Watson
 JW> The Great British Cookbook
 JW> The British Food Trust

Sooner or later this person is going to commit suicide.

 -=> Jim Weller said to Carol Bryant <=-

 JW> Lexi has discovered them and thinks they are way cool. She has one
 JW> pair each of sandals, shoes and rain boots that look like
 JW> Wellingtons, all in vivid colours. She wants to collect more so she
 JW> has one set of every colour available!

Okay, that too is loony (but I believe that the loony next to me
has done similar things).

Smoked oyster kebads (sic)
cat: starter, odd, shellfish, text only
yield: 1 batch

Alternate drained Reese Smoked Oysters and cubes of cold
chicken, turkey or ham on Reese Plastic Spears. Serve
cold, on a bed of water cress or parsley. Or provide dishes
of Smoked Oysters, Reese Barbecued CHicken, Reese Smoked
Turkey, along with Reese Plastic Spears or Party Pics and
let each make his own Kebabs.

Finer Foods with Reese Smoked Oysters brochure, ca 1955-1965

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