Burgoo

[Dennis R. Preston]

>What does The Joy of Cooking say about "police"?

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>While not a linguistic source, The Joy of Cooking mentioned in its burgoo
>recipe that the first syllable receives emphasis.
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>>  Sender:       American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
>>  Poster:       Lesa Dill <lesa.dill at WKU.EDU>
>>  Subject:      Re: Burgoo
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>>  What I want to know is the relationship between Brunswick Stew and
>>  Burgoo--etymologically or culinarily???  I've had both and they seem as
>>  alike as the different states' barbecue.  I hope not since another
>>  barbecue battle might be too much to handle.
>>  Lesa
>>
>>  Jesse Sheidlower wrote:
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>>  >On Fri, Nov 05, 2004 at 03:48:01PM -0500, Beverly Flanigan wrote:
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>>  >
>>  >>I suspect it's in DARE.  It's obviously a South Midland
>>  >>term, not restricted to the one hamlet visited by the NPR
>>  >>people.
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >
>>  >It is in DARE, which labels it "esp. KY".
>>  >
>>  >Jesse Sheidlower
>>  >OED
>>  >
>>  >


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