Chili Mac (1903); Chile today and hot tamale (1928); Gedunk (1925, 1926)

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CHILI MAC

   "Chili caught fire in the Midwest, where the most popular variety was
'chili mac,' a relatively bland garlic-free dish served in taverns, diners, and
cafes that was a melange of meat sauce, peppers, tomatoes, and elbow macaroni."
--THE WORLD ON A PLATE: A TOUR THROUGH THE HISTORY OF AMERICA'S ETHNIC
CUISINE (2003) by Joel Denker, pg. 142.

   I had previously posted 1925 for this dish, but I didn't then have the
ProQuest databases available from home, and the Chicago Tribune wasn't in
ProQuest at that time.  A re-check shows 1903, but the Chicago Tribune is nowhere in
sight!  There's a 26-year gap here?


(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
    1.  Front Page 2 -- No Title
The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Feb 22, 1903. p. 1 (1
page):
     Hot Tamales and Chili Mac, at 503 12th st. nw.  Open till 1 a. m.

    2.  Front Page 2 -- No Title
The Washington Post (1877-1954). Washington, D.C.: Jun 28, 1903. p. 1 (1
page)

    3.  Display Ad 42 -- No Title
Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Nov 26, 1929. p.
A7 (1 page)

    4.  Classified Ad 14 -- No Title
Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Feb 17, 1933. p.
A13 (1 page)

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CHILE TODAY AND HOT TAMALE

   A "classic."


(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
 Comic 4 -- No Title
Los Angeles Times (1886-Current File). Los Angeles, Calif.: Mar 10, 1928. p.
11 (1 page) :
   _The Shanghai Jester_
   "How do you like the climate?" we asked John Chinaman, as he handed him
our laundry check.
   "Chile today and hot tamale," he replied, as he blew an opium ring over
the clothespin.

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GEDUNK

   "Harold Teen," a popular comic in the CHICAGO TRIBUNE, was famous for the
"gedunk sundae."  For whatever reason, the comic does not appear to be in the
search engine's capability.


(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS) ("gedunk")
    1.  Other 2 -- No Title
Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963). Chicago, Ill.: Jan 27, 1925. p. 8 (1 page)
:
_To Eingetunkt Is One Thing; to Gedunk Is ANother._
   Sir:  For the benefit of those Deutschverderbers who are using the Line
for their outrageous "gedunking," I wish to submit the following vocabulary: The
verb TUNKEN or EINTUNKEN: the perfect participle is EINGETUNKT, and the noun
id TUNKER.  But your benighted contribs use one word for all three meanings,
and that word is spelled wrong!  ES IST ZUM LACHEN!
   GRETCHEN.

    2.  Other 3 -- No Title
Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963). Chicago, Ill.: Feb 3, 1925. p. 8 (1 page)
:
_Oh, We Gedunk Our Ice Cream in Black Coffee._
   R. H. L."  Three cheers for "Just Me" and her poem _Doppa_.  Ask her does
she know about "Sukar pa bit?"  It's the act of dopping a lump of sugar in
unsweetened coffee (the second cup _only_) and sucking it.  Umm!  It's done in
the best of Swedish circles.  Try it, you Gedunkers!
   DOODLES.

    3.  Other 3 -- No Title
Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963). Chicago, Ill.: Feb 28, 1925. p. 4 (1
page):
   ...but would you mind gedunking this item in your column?
   WINDY

    4.  A LINE O' TYPE OR TWO
Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963). Chicago, Ill.: May 29, 1925. p. 8 (1 page)
:
_Gosh!  They're Going to Gedunk 'em._
(Children and water--ed.)


(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS) ("gedunk sundae")
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE; NOISE.
Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963). Chicago, Ill.: Mar 10, 1926. p. 8 (1 page)
:
      _GEDUNK SUNDAES._
   Chicago, March 4.  You possess one comic feature that is changing the
habits of the nation.  I refer to Harold Teen and his Gedunk sundae.
   I have two children, a boy and a girl, now of high school age, and I have
spent many a painstaking hour teaching them correct table manners.  Their
conduct was above reproach until the notorious Gedunk sundae made its appearance.
   First my boy succumbed and then my girl.  I had their father investigate
at our corner drug store, and he too succumbed.
   The whole situation has been very amusing to me.  Carl Ed is certainly in
a class by himself.  No other comic printed contains as much human interest
and at the same time as much fun.  He is certainly the "Booth Tarkington of
cartoonists."
   MRS. E. A. EDMONDS.