Syracuse Hot Salt Potato (1905); Salmon-Eater(1916) and much more

Thu May 22 22:49:10 UTC 2003

   A roundup from the latest volume of DARE.

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RYE AND INDIAN

   DARE has 1840 for this bread "made from a mixture of rye and cornmeal."  APS ONLINE gives numerous citations.

(AMERICAN PERIODICAL SERIES)
Maine Farmer and Journal of the Useful Arts (1833-1842), Augusta; Feb 12, 1836; Vol. 4, Iss. 2
  Molasses in rye and Indian or brown bread; J; pg. 11, 1 pgs

The Massachusetts Agricultural Repository and Journal (1801-1832), Boston; Jan 1815; Vol. 3, Iss. 3
  Communication from John Lowell, Esq. on wheat; J Lowell; pg. 216, 8 pgs

The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review Containing Sketches and Reports of Philosophy, Religion, History, Arts, and Manners (1803-1811), Boston; Feb 1809; Vol. 6, Iss. 2
  Levity; Anonymous; pg. 76, 5 pgs

The Boston Weekly Magazine, Devoted to Morality, Literature, Biography, History, the Fine Arts, Agriculture, &c. &c.(1802-1805), Boston; Sep 3, 1803; Vol. 1, Iss. 45
  Useful; Anonymous; pg. 183, 1 pgs:
      RECIPE II.
   Steep one ounce of Cinamon in a quart of water, add thereto the crusts of Rye and Indian Bread, mix the liquor with an equal quantity of sweet Wine, and let the patient drink freely of it--This will give soon relief at any stage of the disorder.

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SAFFRON CAKE

   DARE has 1869.

(AMERICAN PERIODICAL SERIES)
The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge (1830-1861), Boston; 1858, Iss. 0
  XII. TARIFF OF 1857.; Digested and Alphabetically Arranged.; pg. 170, 9 pgs
("Saffron and saffron cake...15.")

a Monthly Journal of Trade, Commerce, Commercial Polity, Agriculture, Manufactures, Internal Improvements and General Literature (1846-1850), New Orleans; Sep 1846; Vol. VOLUME II., Iss. 0
  ART. X.--THE NEW REVENUE, SUB-TREASURY, AND WAREHOUSING BILLS.; The Commercial Review of the South and West; pg. 192, 15 pgs
(Couldn't find it easily--ed.)

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SAINT PAUL SANDWICH

   DARE has 1943 (from AMERICAN SPEECH), and then 1967-70.  The CHICAGO TRIBUNE will do better, but this helps.

(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
  A Name Away From Home; Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file), Boston, Mass.; Oct 21, 1963; pg. 14, 1 pgs
("Or that which in the Middle West gave designation to what easterners know as a 'western' sandwich.  West of the Mississippi it is necessaryto be more precise and it is sometimes called a St. Paul sandwich, sometimes a Denver.  Very likely it is called a St. Paul in Denver and a Denver in St. Paul, but it's a good sandwich nevertheless.")

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SALMON EATER

   DARE has 1947 for "a person from the Pacific Northwest."

(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
  Nard Jones, Writer on Northwest; The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973), Washington, D.C.; Sep 5, 1972; pg. C5, 1 pgs
("He once described himself as an 'unreconstructed Puget Sounder--a salmon eater, an apple knocker, a rain worshipper, a sagebrusher, a whistle punk from the big woods and a fancier of mountain peaks at sunrise.'")

  Where the States Got Their Names An Intimate Message from Washington; By Neal Stanford; Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file), Boston, Mass.; Nov 30, 1955; pg. 24, 1 pgs

  THE "LAST FRONTIER" GOES DRY.; Alaska, "Where They "Took Their Whisky Straight," Dons White Ribbon.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Dec 1, 1916; pg. 6, 1 pgs
("Surge up, you Siwashes and salmon eaters.")

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SALT BACON

   DARE has 1849.

(AMERICAN PERIODICAL SERIES)
   Medical Examiner and Record of Medical Science (1844-1853), Philadelphia; Oct 1847; Vol. 10, Iss. 34
  Remarks on scurvy as observed in Cumberland, and the Southern parts of Scotland; Henry Lonsdale; pg. 624, 10 pgs

New York Journal of Medicine and Collateral Sciences (1843-1856), New York; Mar 1847; Vol. 8, Iss. 23
  Foreign Medical Intelligence.; SURGERY.; pg. 259, 29 pgs

New York Journal of Medicine and Collateral Sciences (1843-1856), New York; Nov 1846; Vol. 7, Iss. 21
  PART SECOND. Critical Analysis.; ART. XIII.--Scrofula; its Nature, its Causes, its Prevalence, and the Principles of Treatment.; BENJAMIN PHILIPS; pg. 383, 10 pgs
(Pg. 381: "We have quite as much faith, and rather more, in good, fat, salt bacon, and prescribe it far oftener in scrofulous cases.

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SALT HORSE

   DARE has 1847.

(AMERICAN PERIODICAL SERIES)
 The New - York Mirror: a Weekly Gazette of Literature and the Fine Arts (1823-1842), New York; Dec 20, 1834; Vol. 12, Iss. 25
  SELECTIONS FROM NEW WORKS.; WILL WATCH.; pg. 194, 1 pgs
(Can't find it.  Library closing at 7 p.m.--ed.)

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SYRACUSE HOT SALT POTATO

   DARE has this from 1986, citing Robert Hendrickson's AMERICAN TALK.  Henderickson (the John Mariani of etymology) is a hack and should not be cited under any circumstances.
   DARE notes "esp Syracuse, NY."  We have much earlier.

(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
  BRITAIN FIXES PRICE FOR SEED POTATOES; Special to The Christian Science Monitor; Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file), Boston, Mass.; Feb 15, 1917; pg. 9, 1 pgs

  SERVING POTATOES.; Half a Dozen Good Suggestions for the Perplexed Housewife.; From the Housekeeper.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Apr 23, 1905; pg. M5, 1 pgs
("Syracuse Hot Salt Potatoes--Boil the vegetables in a rather strong brine, and drain on a piece of cheesecloth stretched almost tight across the top of a pan.  They will be covered with salt crystals, and will be very mealy inside."  From THE HOUSEKEEPER.)

  Shall This Generation Pay the National Debt?; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; May 11, 1865; pg. 4, 1 pgs