Fondu(e)

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FONDU(E) (continued)

     The OED has "fondue" (a dish composed of melted cheese with eggs, etc.)
from 1878 (the first cite there is actually "fondu").  "Fondu" (melting) is
from 1848.
     A check of Literature Online shows "fondu" before "fondue."

Luttrell, Henry, 1765-1851
     TO JULIA, LETTER (1822)
     ...the way From soup to fondu and souffle!

Southey, Caroline Bowles, 1786-1854
     THE CAT'S TAIL (1831)
     ...custard; Do, love! try this fondu--'tis made without mustard.

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DIXIE (continued)

   A re-check of "Dixie" on Literature Online turned up:

Barnett, C. Z. (Charles Zachary)
   A CHRISTMAS CAROL: OR, THE MISER'S WARNING!  A DRAMA, IN TWO ACTS, ADAPTED
FROM C. DICKENS, ESQ. CELEBRATED WORK (1844)
   ...Mr. Dixie Old Joe...

   I haven't run across this character before.  Did this play tour the U. S.
in the 1840s and 1850s?

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JETS

    The etymology of the New York "Jets," as given recently on usenet, is
"Just End The Season."

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