Banana Split (1908); Fortune Cookie (1941); Navajo Taco (1973. 1976)

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NAVAJO TACO

   Popular in the southwest, but those newspapers haven't yet been scanned
thoroughly.


   24 February 1973, TIMES RECORDER (Zanesville, Ohio), pg. 18?, col. 7:
   _White Cottage United Methodist Church_--Navajo taco supper 5 to 7 p.m. in
the church.

   29 April 1976, TIMES RECORDER (Zanesville, Ohio), pg. 7?, col. 6:
_Taco Supper_
   The annual Navajo Taco Supper will be served 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday May 1 in
White Cottage United Methodist Church, sponsored by the youth group.

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---------------------------------------------FORTUNE COOKIE

   I just went out and bought this un-named dictionary today.  "Fortune
cookie" is cited from 1962.


   1 March 1941, HELENA INDEPENDENT (Helena, Montana), pg. 10, col. 4 ad for
the Golden Dragon restaurant:
   Chinese Fortune Cookies.

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BANANA SPLIT

   My new dictionary has 1915.


   19 October 1908, LAUREL LEDGER (Laurel, Mississippi), pg.?:
   Banana Split.  Take ripe bananas cut lengthwise and lay on small platter.
Put ice cream on top, add a few chopped walnuts, 2 or 3 preserved cherries,
and raspberry or strawberry juice.  Serve.