Quick-and-Dirty (1910); Pulled Candy (1890); Pudding Time (1835)

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QUICK_AND_DIRTY

   DARE has 1942's Berrey-Van den Bark work for "quick-and-dirty," a "greasy spoon."


   Display Ad 3 -- No Title; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Oct 6, 1943; pg. 4, 1 pgs

   The Post Impressionist; On The Hoof; STRICKLAND GILLILAN.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Oct 13, 1939; pg. 14, 1 pgs

   Fair Enough; Breaking Down Morale; By Westbrook Pegler; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Oct 7, 1939; pg. 9, 1 pgs

  No End Of Books; Sketches and Tales by John O'Hara, Our O. Henry Decked Out With All Modern Improvements.; By Theodore Hall.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Feb 21, 1935; pg. 9, 1 pgs

  HUNGRY, HIRED, JAILED, FIRED; Eleven-Year-old Hobo Travels 1,000 Miles Before He Is Caught.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Jul 31, 1910; pg. ES4, 1 pgs
("Written in epigrammatic style and relating realistically the whole gamut of tramp life experience, from eating 'hand-out' chicken dinners to being a dishwasher in a 'quick-and-dirty' restaurant, Joseph Taylor, aged 11 years. formerly of Braddock, but now of nowhere and everywhere, has contributed a masterpiece to American literature of youth."  Was THE DIMINUTIVE DIARY OF THE BOY HOBO published and read by the HDAS?--ed.).

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PULLED CANDY

   DARE has this from 1965?  Why is there such a time difference from "candy pull" to "pulled candy"?



Scientific American (1845-1908), New York; Nov 21, 1908; Vol. Vol. XCIX., Iss. 0
   Of General Interest.; pg. 361, 1 pgs
("This process is designed to impart to pulled candy a peculiar consistency...")

   Display Ad 3 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Jan 17, 1902; pg. 4, 1 pgs

   Display Ad 3 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Jan 11, 1901; pg. 4, 1 pgs

   Display Ad 6 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Nov 9, 1900; pg. 4, 1 pgs

   Display Ad 18 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Mar 23, 1900; pg. 5, 1 pgs

   Display Ad 19 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Mar 23, 1900; pg. 5, 1 pgs

   Display Ad 6 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Mar 9, 1900; pg. 4, 1 pgs

   Display Ad 5 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Jan 5, 1900; pg. 4, 1 pgs
("Cocoanut Puff--just freshly grated cocoanut wrapped in jackets of pulled candy.")

   CLARA MORRIS IN 1862; Her Joys and Sorrows in Ohio When but Twelve Years Old.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Nov 16, 1890; pg. 10, 1 pgs
("Went to Mr. Henry's and pulled candy.")

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PUDDING TIME

  DARE has an 1834 citation, from a work in 1839.


July, 1835
THE LADY'S BOOK
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Volume XI Page 17
(...)
"I shud" - was pronounced with emphatic brevity; and the neck of the unhappy biped was twisted every way but that which fashion or custom prescribes and calls the way. Maria guessed as much; and I admired the strong good sense and presence of mind which prevented her from fretting, or standing on trifles in such an emergency. She was like Napoleon giving his commands to the surgeon accoucheur of Marie Louise. "Treat my golden pheasant as if it were but an ordinary barn-door fowl," Mrs. Roberts's silence seemed to say. "And never fear," replied Biddy," I'll have him in in << pudding-time>> , I warrant me - the pisant and the sowles, ma'am first - a'n't that it?"