Human Shield (1893); Broccoli Rabe (1928); Snail Salad

[Jerome Foster]

Isn't broccoli rabe the same thing as broccoli rape of which there are many
cites in google?




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Subject: Human Shield (1893); Broccoli Rabe (1928); Snail Salad


> HUMAN SHIELD
>
>    Russell Sage has a college named after him in Troy, NY.  I went to
college in that town, to RPI.  I was once planning to dramatize a biography
of Russell Sage, and I was familiar with the assassination attempt on Sage's
life and his use of a "human shield" to save himself.
>    "Human shield" shows 301 NEW YORK TIMES hits, most in the past 15 years
involving Iraq.  However, the first hit is that Russell Sage incident.
>
>    18 November 1893, NEW YORK TIMES, pg. 1:
> _LAIDLAW A WINNER AT LAST_
>   _RUSSELL SAGE MAY HAVE TO_
>   _PAY FOR HIS HUMAN SHIELD._
> (Cheap-skate Sage didn't compensate the hapless guy much for saving Sage's
life--ed.)
>
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> BROCCOLI RABE
>
>    As expected, Merriam-Webster's 1976 is way off.  I searched for "rabe"
with the keyword "broccoli," to avoid playwright "David Rabe" hits.  There
were 380 hits in the NEW YORK TIMES alone.  Does OED need more evidence?
>
>    25 March 1928, NEW YORK TIMES, pg. 49:
> _PRODUCE MARKETS_
> (...)
> Broccoli rabe:
>    Cal., crt...
>    Tex., crt...
>    Tex, bak...
>
>    10 April 1938, NEW YORK TIMES, pg. 128:
>    Broccoli, okra and broccoli rabe (a loose, leafy type sold by the pound
like spinach) are inexpensive and good.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> SNAIL SALAD
>
>    "New York System" is in DARE--from 1982.  That's over 50 years off!
>    "Snail salad" should certainly be in the next volume of DARE.  It is an
American regionalism.  Whether it makes DARE and whether it receives good
citational evidence are separate questions.
>    For what it's worth, this (which says near the bottom that "snail
salad" is a "local thing" from RI) is from Google Groups:
>
>
> From: Bob Wells (bwells at tax.org)
> Subject: Re: Philadelphia Cheese Steaks
> View: Complete Thread (16 articles)
> Original Format
> Newsgroups: rec.food.restaurants
> Date: 1997/11/03
>
> Friend wrote:
> >
> > David Hoffman (hoffman at Xenon.Stanford.EDU) wrote:
> > : In article <63amkd$g7t at dfw-ixnews5.ix.netcom.com>,
> > : Avoid Jim's Steaks on South Street.  It's an extremely popular
> > : destination, but I think it's only because of the location and the
> > : hype.  For goodness sake, instead of real provolone they spread some
> > : crap on with a knife!  Undoubtedly some devotees will be happy to
> > : contradict.
> >
> > The "crap" that you refer to is called Cheese Whiz. I like Jim's much
more
> > than Pat's mostly because Jim's has an indoor eating area. I also hate
> > Cheese Whiz, but I don't see what your point is because Cheese Whiz is
used
> > at the Pat's and just about every other place that sells cheese steaks
in
> > Philadelphia. You get a choice of American Cheese, Cheese Whiz, or
Provalone
> > at almost all cheese steak places. In fact, not only do people in Philly
> > debate where the best cheese steak can be bought, but "we" also debate
whether
> > or not a real authentic Philly Cheese Steak has Cheese Whiz or another
kind
> > of cheese. I prefer Provalone. I am not even sure if Cheese Whiz is a
real
> > food product! It tastes mostly of chemicals.
>
> Provolone is what you'd get on a cheesesteak in Mass. or R.I. Much better
> in my book. I've been to Pat's and it was fun, but I'd say it's more of a
> local thing than anything else, like loose meat hamburger in Iowa,
> barbecued snoots in St. Louis, snail salad in RI, etc. I always try to go
> native, but given my choice of junk food a cheese whiz cheesesteak isn't
> it.
>
> Bob Wells