Cappuccino, Zucchini (1900); Espresso, Biscotti, Cannoli, Amaretti (1930)

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   I didn't have time to go through every single BAEDEKER edition.  I'll try
to take it up again on Saturday.



ITALY--HANDBOOK FOR TRAVELLERS
SECOND PART: CENTRAL ITALY AND ROME
by K. Baedeker
Thirteenth Revised Edition
Leipzic: Karl Baedeker
1900

Pg. XXI:
_Zucchini_, gherkins.
(...)
_Fagioli_, French beans.

Pg. XXII:
   _Caffe latte_ is coffee mixed with milk before being served (30-50 c.;
_cappuccino_, or small cup, cheaper): or _caffe e latte_, _i. e._ with the
milk served separately, may be preferred.
("Cappuccino was not there in 1890, but it's here in 1900.  I didn't check in
between--ed.)

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ITALY--HANDBOOKS FOR TRAVELLERS
THIRD PART: SOUTHERN ITALY AND SICILY
by K. Baedeker
Leipzig: Karl Baedeker
1903

Pg. XXII:
_Zucchino_, marrow, squash.

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CENTRAL ITALY AND ROME
by Karl Baedeker
Leipzig: Karl Baedker
1909

Pg. XXI:
_Zuppa inglese_, a kind of trifle.
_Frrittata_, omelette.
_Crostata_, fruit with pastry.

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ROME AND CENTRAL ITALY
by K. Baedeker
Sixteenth Revised Edition
Leipzig: Karl Baedeker
1930

Pg. XXIV:
...it is often prepared in a machine specially (_espresso_) for each customer
and is then usually very good.
("Espresso" wasn't there in 1912.  It's here in 1930.  I'll look in
between--ed.)

Pg. XXIV:
   Mozzarella...Proval...Provolone...Pecorino...

Pg. XXV:
...biscuits (_biscotti_) and little cakes (_paste_; _maritozzi_ current
rolls, _amaretti_ macaroons, _cannoli_ cream rolls)...
(Merriam-Webster has 1943 for "cannoli," 1945 for "amaretto" and 1973 for
"biscotto"--ed.)