"Manicotti" and Tyrone Power; Polo Ground Puppy; Jiggs

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"MANICOTTI" AND TYRONE POWER

   OED has "manicotti" from 1948 (a restaurant guide to NYC).  Is the "manicotti" entry completed?
   There's a real "man" behind "manicotti."  It's everyone's favorite Zorro--Tyrone Power!
   From the NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, "Dining Around New York" by Clementine Paddleford, 21 April 1962, pg. 9, col. 5:

_Friendly "Famous Kitchen"_
(...)  The restaurant, 318 West 45th Street, is virtually under the wing of the Martin Beck Theater. (...)  Famous Kitchen has been right there cooking it's (sic) best since 1937.
   (Col. 7--ed.)
   Other pastas:  noodles, ravioli, spaghetti, manicotti.  The manicotti is served also as an entree, $3.85.  This is the chef's great specialty consisting of chopped beef, chicken, prosciutto, parmigiana cheese and eggs rolled in Crepe Suzette dough, then to bake.  It is served with a thick meat sauce.
   A good many years ago, when Tyrone Power had stayed a while in Italy he had come "home" to Famous Kitchen requesting the manicotti he had enjoyed abroad.  The chef knew from his description just what he wanted.  He made up a dozen orders and others who tasted were delighted.  From then on the dish was included on the menu.

(I haven't yet read any Tyrone Power bio.  The date for this should be between 1937-1947.  Power died in 1958--ed.)

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CONEY ISLAND CHICKEN, POLO GROUND PUPPY

   From the NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, editorials, 7 June 1962, pg. 20, col. 2:

   _Conspiracy in Hot Dogs?_
   (...)  Whether it is known as a Coney Island chicken, a Polo Ground puppy or by some other affectionate and endearing term...

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JIGGS

   From the NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, Resorts & Travel section 4, 19 August 1962, pg. 9, col. 4:

_REGIONAL FOOD THRILLS_
(...)  Other New England specialties?  (...)  The hearty climate naturally has brought to perfection that old standby of Jiggs--big red chunks of corned beef flanked by piles of cabbage and boiled potatoes.

(Where is "Jiggs" recorded?--ed.)

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