Syracuse "Orangemen" (1890); Spumoni, Cassata (1922)

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ORANGEMEN

   Jesse S. asked about the Syracuse "Orangemen."  I said that an OCLC WorldCat search came up with the SYRACUSE DAILY ORANGE newspaper in 1903, and he then commented that "orange" was chosen the official school color in 1890.
   USPTO trademark records show only one hit for "Orangemen," and it's by Syracuse University.  The date of first use is given as June 24, 1890.

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ITALY OLD AND NEW
by Elizabeth Hazelton Haight
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company
1922

Pg. 71:  The Romans will sip hot black coffee while English or Americans linger over tea-cups, but in hot weather all indulge in the famous and fancy ices of the country, (Pg. 72--ed.) _cassata Siciliana_, _gelati_, _caffe granita con panna_, _spumone_.  How delicious the very names are!

(OED has 1927 for "cassata."  OED has no entry for "gelati" or "gelato."  M-W has 1929 for "gelati," but there's a November 1871 "iced-water and gelati" in THE LADIES' REPOSITORY (MOA-journals).  M-W has 1924 for "spumone."  OED has Mark Twain's 1869 "granita," and the next citation is 1963--ed.)


Pg. 75:  ...where your feet will freeze on the great flat stones of the original pavement and imperial awe or shivers from walls so ancient create a need for more and more _caffe nero_.

("Caffe Nero" is the British version of "Starbucks."  Is it any good?--ed.)