Boston lettuce (1878); Roosevelt's currant jelly (1912)

[Steve Boatti]

In a message dated 1/22/03 4:24:26 PM, Bapopik at aol.com writes:

<< 9 April 1912, NEW YORK TIMES, pg. 1:

   "Somebody asked me why I did not get an agreement with Colombia.  They
might just as well ask me why I do not nail cranberry jelly to the wall.  It
would not be my fault or the fault of the nail; it would be the fault of the
jelly."

 >>

This is the precise TR quote that was used yesterday on the History Channel
documentary on Teddy.

Steve Boatti