Chicken of the Sea (1912); Chicken Corn Soup (1941)

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CHICKEN OF THE SEA

"Ask any mermaid you happen to see
 What's the best tuna?
 Chicken on the Sea."

   DARE has "chicken of the sea n  An albcaore or similar fish."  From DARE's 1949 citation: "Tuna fish is aptly called 'chicken of the sea' along the West Coast."  The LOS ANGELES TIMES will surely come in handy here.  I couldn't beat the trademark, which is the much-earlier 1912.

(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
   Display Ad 301 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Jun 5, 1921; pg. 76, 1 pgs
("TUNA OR TUNNY  Many call this the 'chicken of the sea' because the flavor and appearances so closely resembles chicken.")

(AMERICAN PERIODICAL SERIES)
 A Journal of Outdoor Life, Travel, Nature Study, Shooting, Fishing, Yachting (1873-1930), New York; Apr 1924; Vol. Vol. XCIV, Iss. 0
 Jackie Coogan Enters the Sonny Boy Fishing Contest; This Diminutive Star of Filmdom Is Already an Enthusiastic Sportsman ; Forest and Stream; pg. 210, 2 pgs
(Pg. 210:  "...he landed a 'chicken of the sea' weighing 114 pounds in the short time of 56 minutes.")

(TRADEMARKS)
Word Mark CHICKEN OF THE SEA
Goods and Services IC 029. US 046. G & S: TUNA FISH [, AND PURE OLIVE OIL AND OLIVE OIL WITH COTTON-SEED OIL AND SALAD OIL]. FIRST USE: 19120700. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19120700
Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number 71074792
Filing Date December 22, 1913
Change In Registration CHANGE IN REGISTRATION HAS OCCURRED
Registration Number 0097192
Registration Date May 19, 1914
Owner (REGISTRANT) WHITE STAR CANNING COMPANY CORPORATION CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA
(LAST LISTED OWNER) VAN CAMP SEAFOOD COMPANY, INC. CORPORATION BY CHANGE OF NAME FROM DELAWARE 4510 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SUITE 300 SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA 92121
Assignment Recorded ASSIGNMENT RECORDED
Attorney of Record RICHARD D. MULTER
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Affidavit Text SECT 12C. SECT 15.
Renewal 4TH RENEWAL 19940614
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

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CHICKEN CORN SOUP

   DARE has "Chiefly PA" and "A soup made with chicken, corn and rivels (small pieces of egg and flour dumpling)."  The first citation is the AMERICAN HERITAGE COOKBOOK in 1964, but obviously there's better.  I'll have to check my William Woys Weaver works on this.

(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
  Pinpoint Dutch Treats; Chicken Corn Soup; By Elinor Lee; The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959), Washington, D.C.; Aug 20, 1959; pg. C10, 1 pgs

  Shoo-fly And Scrapple; By CRAIG CLAIBORNE; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Jun 29, 1958; pg. SM30, 2 pgs

  Pennsylvania Dutch Plan July Fair; Taste Treats Tempt Public To Kutztown; By Joel Sater and Josephine Roye Special to The Christian Science Monitor; Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file), Boston, Mass.; Jun 1, 1956; pg. 5, 1 pgs

  IN THE PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH COUNTRY; By BURTON LINDHEIM; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; May 25, 1952; pg. X22, 1 pgs
("The fare includes _hinkel welschkarn suup_ (chicken corn soup), _schnitz un gnepp_ (dried apples and dumplings with ham), _sowergabraten_ (pickled pot roast), _kartoffel kloese_ (potato croquettes), shoofly (molasses crumb) pie and _schmierkaes_ (cheese).")

  FOR 'SCHNITZ UN KNEPP'; By ROBERT T. OLIVER; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; May 11, 1941; pg. XX7, 1 pgs
("Chicken corn soup is an appetizer that leads on to more.")