Pastry Tips(1970); Pickle Castor(1854); Pizza Wheel(1971); Pastry Wheel(1907); Ice Cream Scoop(1885,1892)

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   More cookery.  NYU's trial subscription to the WASHINGTON POST expires May 4th, so I have to do this now or it'll cost a trip to the Library of Congress.

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PASTRY TIPS

   Not in OED.  Illustrated in WEBSTER'S NEW WORLD DICTIONARY OF CULINARY ARTS.


  Display Ad 15 -- No Title; The Washington Post (1974-Current file), Washington, D.C.; Oct 24, 1975; pg. A7, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 646 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Jan 20, 1974; pg. 506, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 5 -- No Title; The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973), Washington, D.C.; Oct 17, 1972; pg. A5, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 5 -- No Title; The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973), Washington, D.C.; May 12, 1972; pg. A6, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 323 -- No Title; The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973), Washington, D.C.; Nov 28, 1971; pg. 193, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 62 -- No Title; The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973), Washington, D.C.; Nov 7, 1970; pg. C5, 1 pgs
("Pastry bags, 45c to $1...Pastry tips, 25c to 60c.")

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PICKLE CASTOR

   Not in OED?  There's a ton of ProQuest hits, and I'll check the American Periodical Series soon.


  Classified Ad 12 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; May 15, 1873; pg. 6, 1 pgs

  Classified Ad 4 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; May 13, 1873; pg. 2, 1 pgs

  Classified Ad 5 -- No Title; New York Daily Times (1851-1857), New York, N.Y.; Sep 26, 1854; pg. 6, 1 pgs
("...large assortment of silver plate ware, castors, liquors, frames, pickle castors, salts, cake baskets, coasters, tea sets, waiters, &c. ...")

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PIZZA WHEEL

   "Pizza wheel" is another name for "pizza cutter," previously posted.  Neither is in OED.


  Display Ad 67 -- No Title; The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973), Washington, D.C.; Mar 24, 1972; pg. D12, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 47 -- No Title; The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973), Washington, D.C.; Feb 14, 1972; pg. D9, 1 pgs

  A Greek Festival; SPANAKOPITA; The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973), Washington, D.C.; Sep 16, 1971; pg. D3, 1 pgs
("Use a fluted pastry wheel or knife, scissors or pizza wheel and cut dough into strips 4 by 6 inches.")

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PASTRY WHEEL

   Not in OED.

  News of Food; An International Flavor May Be Given To Christmas Breakfast With Pastries ; By JANE HOLT; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Dec 19, 1944; pg. 24, 1 pgs

  ANTIQUE SHOWS AND AUCTIONS; By WALTER RENDELL STOREY; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; May 30, 1943; pg. X14, 1 pgs

  Winning Version Rivals Antoine's Famed Dish; Second Award Goes to Another District Woman for Oysters Baked With Dumplings; Others Suggest Them in Cream or Planked; By Martha Ellyn, The Post Food Editor.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Sep 29, 1939; pg. 20, 1 pgs

  DAILY COOK BOOK; Banbury Buns.; By JANE EDDINGTON.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Jul 2, 1923; pg. 10, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 26 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Nov 17, 1907; pg. X8, 1 pgs
("Pastry Wheels 8c...Potato Ball Scoops 15c to 43c" at Abraham & Straus.)

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POTATO BALL SCOOP

   Not in OED, although it does have "potato balls."


  Display Ad 17 -- No Title; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Nov 23, 1904; pg. 7, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 2 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Nov 18, 1903; pg. 3, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 16 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Nov 16, 1902; pg. 17, 1 pgs
("French Potato Ball Scoops...15c" in a large ad for Abraham & Straus.)

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ICE CREAM SCOOP

   I had posted "ice cream scooper" before.  "Ice cream scoop" is not in the OED.  Just dreadful on food.


  Display Ad 15 -- No Title; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Jun 19, 1904; pg. 7, 1 pgs
("Wash basins, sink strainers, ice cream scoops, saucepans, pudding pans, ice cream spoons, muffin pans, egg poachers, flour sifters, tea canisters,..." are all sold for 9 cents each at the Pais Royal on G Street.)

  HER POINT OF VIEW.; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Jul 31, 1892; pg. 13, 1 pgs
("An inexpensive utensil is the new ice cream scoop.  It costs but 40 cents, and is worth several times the price to the woman deputized to ladle out the ice cream at a fair or fete.  These scoops out the cream out in perfect forms, giving Tom the same amount as Dick or Harry.  Anyboy who has tried to preserve even a degree of impartiality in her haste behind the scenes at a church fair, for example, will recognize the value of this invention.")

  CITY AND SUBURBAN NEWS; NEW-YORK.; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Dec 28, 1885; pg. 8, 1 pgs
("...a silver ice cream scoop, marked 'Robbins;'" is in a list of items stolen.)

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ICE SCOOP

   Not in OED.  I guess the OED people never stayed at a hotel and got ice?


  Display Ad 10 -- No Title; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Jun 19, 1905; pg. 7, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 17 -- No Title; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Jun 17, 1905; pg. 11, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 21 -- No Title; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; May 2, 1905; pg. 10, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 3 -- No Title; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; May 25, 1904; pg. 2, 1 pgs
("Ice Picks, Ice Shavers, Ice Tongs, Ice Hatchets, Ice Scoops, Ice Shovels, Ice Cream Saucers, Ice Cream Spoons, Candy Jars, &c." are sold at Dulin & Martin Co. on G Street.)

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SHRIMP DEVEINER

   Not in OED.  As you can probably tell from one of these cites, Williams-Sonoma sells it.


  Display Ad 9 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; May 19, 1995; pg. A8, 1 pgs

  Two Williams-Sonoma Stores to Open; By ELAINE LOUIE; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Sep 17, 1987; pg. C5, 1 pgs

  Classified Ad 1 -- No Title; The Washington Post (1974-Current file), Washington, D.C.; Oct 30, 1986; pg. B10, 1 pgs

  Classified Ad 1 -- No Title; The Washington Post (1974-Current file), Washington, D.C.; Oct 26, 1986; pg. C6, 1 pgs

  Classified Ad 139 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Nov 11, 1962; pg. 200, 1 pgs

  Classified Ad 11 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Mar 12, 1961; pg. F27, 1 pgs

  Classified Ad 5 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; May 18, 1958; pg. F22, 1 pgs

  Food News: Shrimp a Good Buy Now; New York Is Largest Market for Shellfish -- Vein Harmless ; By JANE NICKERSON; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Aug 6, 1954; pg. 9, 1 pgs
("The deveining is done by cutting along the outside curvature and lifting out the black sand vein which, although harmless, is unattractive to many.  Some find a gadget called a shrimp deveiner helpful in doing this chore.")



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