Lazy Susan (1912); Lazy Daisy (1907); Lazy Daisy Cake (1943)

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LAZY SUSAN

   It was only a matter of time before my first CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR antedate.  Hm, maybe I'll try "Baptist Cake."
   OED and Merriam-Webster have 1917 for "Lazy Susan."  This is an excellent article on it.


   GIVING AN AUTOMATIC DINNER; Servant dispensed with by means of a turntable; Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file), Boston, Mass.; Sep 25, 1912; pg. 13, 1 pgs
("It is the turn-table or 'Lazy Susan," the characteristic feature of the self-serving dinner-table.")

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LAZY DAISY

   OED has 1923 for "lazy daisy."



   LAZY-DAISY STITCH IS VERY EFFECTIVE AND QUICKLY DONE; Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file), Boston, Mass.; Apr 26, 1913; pg. 8, 1 pgs

   Problem of Dressing Well on a Slender Purse More Difficult Than Ever This Year.; Wonderful Prices.; By ANNE RITTENHOUSE.; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Oct 4, 1908; pg. X6, 1 pgs

   Display Ad 8 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Nov 21, 1907; pg. 6, 1 pgs
("Attractive novelties with a pleasure holiday-gift suggestion to be worked in the simple, effective 'Lazy Daisy' stitch:...")

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LAZY DAISY CAKE

   Mentioned in THE AMERICAN HISTORY COOKBOOK as "1930s," but no early citation is provided.  The NEW YORK TIMES is shut out here.  I'll add some Wisconsin recipes for you mad Madisonites out there.



   It's Impulse Buying--But for a Good Cause; The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973), Washington, D.C.; May 28, 1965; pg. C3, 1 pgs

  Children Edit Own Cookbook; Banana Bread; By Constance Dippel Written for The Christian Science Monitor; Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file), Boston, Mass.; Aug 20, 1964; pg. 6, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 18 -- No Title; The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973), Washington, D.C.; Aug 25, 1960; pg. A5, 1 pgs

  These Bridge Players Bid Recipes; Mrs. A. D. L; The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959), Washington, D.C.; Aug 2, 1956; pg. 48, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 5 -- No Title; The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959), Washington, D.C.; Feb 17, 1956; pg. 5, 1 pgs

  Lazy Daisy Cake Popular; Frosting; O. J. B.; Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file), Boston, Mass.; Jun 28, 1955; pg. 6, 1 pgs

   To Change the Subject:; Wisconsin and Its Cook Book ...; By Grace Miller; Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file), Boston, Mass.; Jun 3, 1943; pg. 13, 1 pgs:
   It's interested in how you make "Krummel Kuchen," and wants to tell you how to make it.  It's interested in how you make butterscotch bread, pumpkin pie, and sour milk pancakes liek grandma used to make. (...)
   There's "Kolachy" (Bohemian cottage cheese tarts), for instance; Danish Kringle; Berliner Kranser (cookied that call for "4 raw egg yolks and 4 cooked egg yolks").  There's Scotch Short Bread; Punchki (Polish doughnuts); Armenian Beaurack (a sort of turnover filled with a cheese and parsley omelet).  There are Swiss Eggs; Rice Bavarian; Tomatoes Bristol.
   And if those titles don't intrigue you, how about "Lazy Daisy Cake?  (...)  For an appetizer the book asks you to try spreading potato chips with cream cheese.  Or, make another cheese appetizer called "Burning Bush." (...)
   Wisconsin is printing only 25,000 copies of this "Favorite Recipes from America's Dailryland," and says the demand for them is already tremendous.