Romano cheese (1897); Chicken a la King (1911); Chicken of the Sea (1913)

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ROMANO CHEESE

   OED has 1908.


   Cheese Making in America.
Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Apr 3, 1897. p. 5 (1 page):
   "The principal Italian cheese imported is the Romano; the principal Swiss cheese is the Switzer; the principal Holland cheese is the Edam, and the principal French cheese is the Roquefort, also the Camembert and De Brie."

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CHICKEN A LA KING

   This is a few months earlier in 1911 than the WASHINGTON POST.


   Display Ad 55 -- No Title
Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Jul 14, 1911. p. II5 (1 page):
--Minced Chicken a la King, 35c.

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CHICKEN OF THE SEA

   Two "chicken of the sea" ads on the same day.


   Display Ad 83 -- No Title
Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Jun 1, 1913. p. II11 (1 page):
White Star Tuna
Chicken of the Sea
THE ONLY TUNA PUT UP
IN PURE OLIVE OIL


   Display Ad 122 -- No Title
Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Jun 1, 1913. p. III17 (1 page):
   Avalon Brand Tuna
   The Chicken of the Sea
Avalon Brand Tuna is so delicately flavored--so white and tender that there is little to choose between this "chicken of the sea" and the two-legged kind.

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TUNA SANDWICH

   There has been a long-standing "tuna sandwich" request.


   Progress at The Times School of Domestic Science
Conducted by Mrs. Bertha Haffner Ginger.. Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: May 4, 1913. p. II8 (1 page):
      _Sea-Chicken Sandwiches._
   "Now ladies, I'm going to make you some chicken sandwiches without a bit of chicken in 'em," began the cook lady as she cut the bread in thin slices.  "I'm going to make the filling of Avalon tuna--and really you can't tell the difference between it and chicken."
   "Yes, that's true," called out a woman in the audience.  "The Alexandria hotel fools its customers by substituting tuna for chicken in sandwiches and not a soul of 'em ever knows the difference."
   This raised a laugh, but when those "sea-chicken" sandwiches were passed around not a woman there but was quite ready to sanction the substitute.