Caponata (1948)

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CAPONATA

   There are 24,400 Google hits for "caponata."  OED ("Miserable on Food") does not have an entry, but there is one 1954 hit.  Merriam-Webster has 1951.
   This is a good cite.


   October 1965, SAN FRANCISCO, "Discoveries" by Jack Shelton, pg. 38, col. 3:
_CAPONATA_ is another wonderful product which comes in cans and is therefore always on hand for emergencies.  Although Italians know it more as part of an antipasto, I serve it as an hors d'oeuvre to the delight of guests, who rarely--ifever--have tasted it before.  _Caponata_ is an egg plant appetizer containing eggplant, tomato sauce, celery, capers, olives, onions, oil, sugar, vinegar and spices.  It is packed in small 4 3/4 ounce cans under the Progresso label.  To serve simply open a can and spoon onto melba toast or thin crackers.   Sprinkle with lemon juice--an important touch to cut through the richness of the oil--and serve.  There are extremely few items which can be used directly from the can to make an unusual and delicious hors d'oeuvre.  For that reason I always keep several cans on hand.  Although I think you'll join me in thinking _Caponata_ as a delicacy, it is not priced so, and is well below the cost of any cocktail spread.  You'll find Progresso _caponata_ in almost any Italian grocery and well stocked supermarkets and gourmet shops.


(TRADEMARKS)
Word Mark PIAZZA'S CAPONATA PERSONAL GOURMET PIZZA
Translations The English translation of "PIAZZA" in the mark is "marketplace". The English translation of "CAPONATA" in the mark is "a mix of vegetables".
Goods and Services IC 030. US 046. G & S: pizza. FIRST USE: 20010806. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20010806
Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number 76356237
Filing Date January 7, 2002
Current Filing Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1A
Published for Opposition December 23, 2003
Owner (APPLICANT) S.A. Piazza & Associates, LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OREGON 15815 SE Piazza Avenue Clackamas OREGON 97015
Attorney of Record Dean T. Sandow
Disclaimer NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "CAPONATA" and "PERSONAL GOURMET PIZZA" APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL-2(F)-IN PART
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE
Distinctiveness Limitation Statement as to "PIAZZA'S"


(MERRIAM-WEBSTER)
Main Entry: ca·po·na·ta     Pronunciation Guide
Pronunciation: kä-p-nä-t
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian, from Italian dialect (Sicily) capunata, sailor's dish of biscuit steeped in oil and vinegar, chopped vegetables served similarly, from Catalan caponada dry bread soaked in oil and vinegar, perhaps from capó capon
Date: 1951
: a relish of chopped eggplant and assorted vegetables


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Joplin Globe - 10/15/1948
...GRATING CHEESE ITALIAN SWEET PEPPERS CAPONATA-EGGPLANT APPETIZER BERTOLLI-ITALIAN..
Joplin, Missouri   Friday, October 15, 1948  452 k
Pg. B-11:
   _DELICATESSEN DEPT._
      NEW ITEMS
RAMONA ITALIAN GRATING CHEESE
ITALIAN SWEET PEPPERS
CAPONATA-EGGPLANT APPETIZER
BERTOLLI-ITALIAN OLIVE OIL
WHITE OR RED WINE VINEGAR
GARGONZOLA & PROVOLONE CHEESE
BAR-B-Q SALMON OR PERCH
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