Corn Dog (1940); Fortune Cookie (1940)

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   The Proquest LOS ANGELES TIMES is now at February 1944.  No Caesar Salad or Cobb Salad or "stir fry" or "wok" or "snow pea" yet, but we're getting close to lots of good stuff.

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CORN DOG

   Gerald Cohen should show the actual illustrations in COMMENTS ON ETYMOLOGY.  Too bad I can't post them here.
   See prior ADS-L posts for "corn dog."


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              Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File).       Los Angeles, Calif.: Nov 29, 1940.                   p. 27 (1 page):
"HUM-HUM-M, IT'S HERE!"
   CORN DOG
(A dachshund is drawn on corn on the cob--ed.)
Served with delicious baked beans and special sauce
   You'll Want to Eat One Today--Los Angeles' and the World's Newest Sandwich!
Made with a pure meat, skinless wiener, baked into a delicious cornbread.  They'll just melt in your mouth!
THEY'RE ONLY 15c
TRY ONE TODAY
Get Corn Dogs At--
Adams-Sheetz
Drive-In
(4 convenient locations)

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              Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File).       Los Angeles, Calif.: Nov 24, 1940.                   p. 6 (1 page) :
CORN DOG
IS COMING?
SEE FRIDAY'S TIMES

(Corn dogs "melt in your mouth"??--ed.)

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FORTUNE COOKIE

   Supposedly, this began in Los Angeles in the 1920s.  This is the first citation here.


      Women Rest in China City
              Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File).       Los Angeles, Calif.: Aug 27, 1940.                   p. A (1 page):
   ...China City at Main and Macy Sts. ...
   In the Court of Confucius Chinese girls poured tea into tiny cups from big hammered brass teapots.  Oriental sesame cakes and fortune cookies were waiting in profusion.