Jimmies (1954); American Chop Suey (1938, 1939)

[Alice Faber]

Laurence Horn wrote:
>>>DARE also says it's a trademark, although neither Barry nor I could find any
>>>record of it at USPTO. The Just Born candy company (originally of Brooklyn)
>>>claims that they coined and trademarked "jimmies" in the 1930s. If they did,
>>>they never registered it. They have other registered trademarks, both
>>>current and historical, but not "jimmies."
>>
>>You'd think it odd then, wouldn't you - that growing up in Brooklyn
>>in the 50s I only heard/used/ate sprinkles - if a Brooklyn company
>>supposedly coined/trademarked/manufactured "jimmies."
>>
>
>Ditto me, in distant Manhattan, same era.  Just sprinkles.
>

In Westchester, just north of NYC, they were sprinkles. I've always
thought of "jimmies" as a specifically Boston name for sprinkles.

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