Western Sandwich (1924); Singapore Sling (1930); Veal Oscar, Orloff

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   A short roundup of some stuff I have here,

WESTERN SANDWICH
   28 January 1924, NEW YORK TIMES, pg. XX2:
   "A Western sandwich," said the customer.
   "A WES-TERN!" shouted the counterman, through a hole in the wall behind
him.
(DARE?--ed.)

SINGAPORE SLING
   6 April 1930, WASHINGTON POST, pg. S11:
   ,,,and mixed drinks from "flips of all kinds" through Singapore slings and
St. Luke's rickeys to "high balls of all kinds."

GRASSHOPPER PIE
   9 May 1963, NEW YORK TIMES, pg. 43.
(Recipe only--ed.)

CARPETBAG STEAK
   1 December 1966, NEW YORK TIMES, pg. 78.
(Recipe in Craig Claiborne story about Australia--ed.)

VEAL ORLOFF
   19 March 1964, NEW YORK TIMES, pg. 36:
   One of Mrs. Darr's most widely praised dishes is a version of veal Orloff,
or braised veal with mushroom sauce.

VEAL OSCAR
   12 September 1971, NEW YORK TIMES, pg. 19 (GIMBELS ad):
   8th floor--Tuesday, see Chef Armais Nording of New York's Scandia
Restaurant prepare Fillet of Veal Oscar.