"George" and Nanaimo Bars (1977)

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    "I'll have George and Herman, with Mac and a cup of Joe."

    George?
    I was looking for "Nanaimo bars."  OED is possibly on this right now.
Ancestry.com has a very limited number (two) of Canadian newspapers, with this
being the only hit. See also:

http://www.myfunstart.com/companion/index.cfm?pc=eppt1

   For the benefit of any "George" on the list:


   7 April 1977, LETHBRIDGE HERALD (Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada), pg. 20,
col. 4:
   So the eight Calgary women, members of a bridge club that met weekly,
spiced their book, available locally for &7.95, with jokes and riddles to
encourage a few chuckles from the cooks in the kitchen.
(...)
   They also included their favorite recipes, collected from friends and
relatives over the years, such as Grampa Mac's Oyster Stew, Isla's Icing or
Verna's Chocolate Squares.
   Mona's Mothers's Mother's Best Friend's Favorite (sic), given below, and
George (commonly known as Nanaimo Bars) were also given.
   "We thought we'd liven the book up with a few jokes and a few of these
recipes," says Mary Korman, a member of the group.
   The recipe George came to the group by way of a freind's mother, she says.
 Whenever she made her squares, the children would always say, "This is real
George, mom," an expression meaning 'terrific'.
   The recipe for George is as follows:
      _GEORGE_
First layer:
   1/2 cup butter
   1/4 cup brown sugar
   3 tablespoons cocoa
   1 beaten egg
   2 cups graham wafer crumbs
   1 cup coconut
   1/2 cup chopped walnuts
   Combine, put in nine-inch square pan and chill for 1/2 hour.
Second layer:
   2 cups icing sugar
   1/4 cup butter
   1/4 cup cream or milk
   2 tab lespoons custard powder
   Combine all ingredients, beating until smooth and fluffy.  Then spread
carefully on top of first layer.
Third layer:
   3 chocolate squares (sweet or semi-sweet)
   1/4 cup butter, melted
   Melt chocolate and butter together, then spread over second layer and
chill.


("George" means "terrific"?  I thought "Tom" was "terrific."  Or maybe he was
"terrible"?--ed.)