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 NB> French surnames in particular seemed to be mangled by speakers of
 NB> other languages... the New Paltz (NY) settlement had mostly French
 NB> Hugenots, but the surrounding region also had Dutch and English...

French everything is mangled everywhere (possibly including
France). 

 NB> There are somthing like 30 different spelling for Deyo in the records
 NB> of the area...

What was the original?

 NB> there... She also came from a number of the German Palatine settlers...
 NB> the English did a job on some of those spellings, too... :)

There is a sci-fi story about the earth being taken over by
Andromedans or similar, and all the natives are put to work
as laborers, with Andromedan overseers who order them (us)
about in pidgin English. Two former professorly types are
chatting while doing some farm chores, and the supervisor
tells them (in pidgin) to shut up and work harder, and one
of the scholars complains that the aliens probably could
understand and speak English perfectly well if they wanted
to and were communicating this way just to rub salt into
the earthlings' wounds. The overseer overhears and says
"damn straight," and that's the end of the story.

=

 ML> RED BEAN PANCAKES (dora-yaki)
 ML> cat: dessert, shack, Japanese
 NB> That's another of the specialties on Fu's menu...  Richard and I
 NB> shared a portion for dessert the time that we went on Sunday with our
 NB> friends for our "Fourth Sunday" there...  :)

Some people find the Asian bean desserts a little peculiar, but
one must remember beans that westerners (I originally wrote we
with a space after it) use in desserts, such as vanilla and
chocolate.

I was recently out with Lilli, who couldn't find some piece
of connection equipment for one of her Apple appliances, so
I suggested we go to the dollar store, where the appropriate
hardware cost $12 (half what Apple wanted for it), but we
also snapped up a 4 oz bar of Cruz dark chocolate for a buck.
Sad to relate, the thing tasted exactly like carob (also a
bean), and I suspect shenanigans.

 ML> Spread the thick red bean paste
 ML> onto a pancake and top with another pancake (like a sandwich)
 NB> When we ordered it, we didn't know what to expect, having never had it
 NB> before... but that is exactly what came out..  :)  Freshly made,
 NB> too... and very tasty...  :) 

So you were dora explorers?

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Peking Duck with Chinese Pancakes
 Categories: Poultry, Chinese
      Yield: 4 Servings

      1    Skin from 1 Peking Duck
      6    Leeks
      2    Cucumbers
      2    Carrots
           Parsley
     12    Chinese pancakes

MMMMM---------------------BEAN PASTE MIXTURE--------------------------
      2 T  Oil
      2 oz Bean paste
      2 T  Sugar
    1/2 T  Soy sauce

    Cut duck skin into bite-size pieces. Cut leeks into 2-inch lengths,
  shred both ends of each piece, soak in water for 10 minutes and drain.
  Peel cucumber, halve crosswise and quarter each half. Cut carrots into
  sticks. To make bean paste mixture, heat oil, add remaining
  ingredients and heat over a low fire. Transfer to a serving bowl.
  Arrange duck skin, leek and parsley on a serving platter and serve
  along with cucumber, carrot, pancakes and bean paste mixture.

  Note: This dish is eaten by spreading each pancake with bean paste
  mixture and filling with pieces of duck skin and a stick each of
  carrot, cucumber and leek. The pancakes are then rolled and eaten
  with the fingers.

  [JM: my note: if the count is to come out right, I thing the
  cucumbers and carrots need to be cut in thirds before quartering
  lengthwise!]

  From "Mrs. Ma's Favorite Chinese Recipes" by Nancy Chih Ma. Typed for
  you by Joan MacDiarmid.

MMMMM


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