Cats' Tongues (1894); Swallow a Watermelon Seed (1870?)

Tue May 11 00:21:13 UTC 2004

CATS' TONGUES

(OED)
langues de chat
[Fr., lit. cat's tongue.]
    A long thin piece of chocolate; a crisp biscuit of the same shape.
  1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 48/2 Chocolate for dessert... Langues de Chat. 1926-7 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 54/1 Chocolate... Langues de Chatbox 2/6. 1931 R. H. HEATON Perfect Hostess 111 Hand round any Biscuits you prefer. Langue de Chat are popular. 1945 A. HUXLEY Time must have a Stop i. 2 It was French chocolate... Those delicious langues de chat. 1964 J. FLEMING The Chill & the Kill ii. 26 The Christmas Hamper..included..Elvas plums, Turkish Delight,..Cape gooseberries, and Langues de Chat. 1970 SIMON & HOWE Dict. Gastron. 239/1 Langue de chat, a type of biscuit (cookie) which derives its name from its shape; thin, long and flat like a cat's tongue.

   Charles Ranhofer's THE EPICUREAN is on the FEEDING AMERICA database.  Here are some "Cats' Tongues."  They're like "Elephant Ears," only different.

(GOOGLE)
http://digital.lib.msu.edu/cookbooks/searchresultswithin.cfm?start=11
(3341). CATS' TONGUES WITH BUTTER (Langues de Chat au Beurre)
The Epicurean. A Complete Treatise of Analytical and Practical Studies on the Culinary Art, Including Table and Wine Service, How to Prepare and Cook Dishes? etc., and a Selection of Interesting Bills of Fare of Delmonico's from 1862 to 1894 (part 2). New York: C. Ranhofer, 1894.

(3342). CATS' TONGUES WITH CREAM (Langues de Chat a la Creme)
The Epicurean. A Complete Treatise of Analytical and Practical Studies on the Culinary Art, Including Table and Wine Service, How to Prepare and Cook Dishes? etc., and a Selection of Interesting Bills of Fare of Delmonico's from 1862 to 1894 (part 2). New York: C. Ranhofer, 1894.

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SWALLOW A WATERMELON SEED

SWALLOW A WATERMELON SEED--120 Google hits, 20 Google Groups hits
SWALLOWED A WATERMELON SEED--90 Google hits, 54 Google Groups hits

   You mean to tell me that it's not true?  So why else is all of America fat?

(GOOGLE)
PREGNANT... with child put a bun in the ove ring the stork bell sew up sire spermatize spoil her figure spoil her shape sprain an ankle swallow a watermelon seed tie up.
216.58.107.91/SYNONYMS/PREGNANT.htm - 6k - Cached - Similar pages

SEX THESAURUS - 24150 TERMS... a sword swallow a watermelon seed swallow-cock swallow the pipe swallow the roe swallow the worm swallowed a seed swallowed a watermelon seed swanska swap spit ...
216.58.107.91/Thesaurus/SS.htm - 68k - Cached - Similar pages

(GOOGLE GROUPS)
Childhood legends
... finger, you will die. * if you swallow a watermelon seed, a watermelon plant will start to grow in your stomach. * the inside of ...
alt.folklore.urban - Nov 7, 1991 by Jon Corelis - View Thread (85 articles)

Here are some that I remember WELL !!!
... Don't cross your eyes or they'll freeze that way. If you swallow a watermelon seed, a watermelon will grow out your ears. Men perspire, ladies glisten. ...
soc.culture.cuba - May 5, 1999 by Ricardoag - View Thread (1 article)

MORE MOM-ISMS
... You don't know where it's been! Don't cross your eyes or they'll freeze that way. If you swallow a watermelon seed, a watermelon will grow in your stomach. ...
alt.tasteless.jokes - Jan 13, 2000 by G.P. - View Thread (2 articles)

Re: Old Wive's Tales (was Re: Educating youth)
My mother told me never to swallow a watermelon seed lest a watermelon grow inside me. I had a friend who was told she could get pregnant that way. ...
alt.support.menopause - Oct 22, 1997 by Lianne McNeil - View Thread (13 articles)

(WWW.NEWSPAPERARCHIVE.COM)
Decatur Herald - 5/27/1904
...is sAved. Lost July she SWALLOWED A wAtermelon SEED. It lodged In her throAt.....LAUGH BRINGS BACK HEALTH t Dislodges WAtermelon SEED in Girl's ThroAt. GreAt..
Decatur, Illinois   Friday, May 27, 1904  847 k

Daily Times News - 1/18/1972
...sex educAtion thAt I SWALLOWED A wAtermelon SEED And becAme pregnAnt..
Burlington, North Carolina   Tuesday, January 18, 1972  557 k

Decatur Republican - 1/30/1873
...county, four yeArs old, SWALLOWED A wAtermelon SEED which lodged in her.....from the unpleAsAnt eftectA of the SEED, And, And it wAs thought thAt..
Decatur, Illinois   Thursday, January 30, 1873  372 k

Valley Independent - 1/15/1972
...sex educAtion thAt I SWALLOWED A wAtermelon SEED And becAme pregnAnt..
Monessen, Pennsylvania   Saturday, January 15, 1972  638 k

Great Bend Daily Tribune - 9/25/1957
...ThursdAy. RobertA Ann SWALLOWED A wAtermelon SEED. The SEED becAme lodged..
Great Bend, Kansas   Wednesday, September 25, 1957  610 k

Times Recorder - 1/16/1972
...sex educAtion thAt I SWALLOWED A wAtermelon SEED And becAme .pregnAnt..
Zanesville, Ohio   Sunday, January 16, 1972  663 k

Lima News - 1/23/1972
...sex educAtion thAt I SWALLOWED 'A wAtermelon SEED And becAme pregnAnt..
Lima, Ohio   Sunday, January 23, 1972  1339 k

Edwardsville Intelligencer - 10/13/1870
...girl At Dubuque, IowA, SWALLOWED A wAtermelon SEED, which lodged in her..
Edwardsville, Illinois   Thursday, October 13, 1870  909 k

Saint Joseph Herald - 10/9/1870
...girl At Dubuque, IowA, SWALLOWED A wAtermelon SEED, which lodged in her.....And Asking A chAnge of Agency And for SEED And fArming uten sils which tAd..
Saint Joseph, Michigan   Sunday, October 09, 1870  1298 k

Daily Republican - 1/27/1873
...county, four yeArs old, SWALLOWED A wAtermelon SEED which lodged in her.....from tho unpleAsAnt effects of the SEED, And, And it WIIH thought thAt..
Decatur, Illinois   Monday, January 27, 1873  611 k

Monessen Daily Independent - 9/11/1930
...who wAs believed to hAve SWALLOWED A wAtermelon SEED. PhysiciAns discovered.....he hAd SWALLOWED A sAfety pin which hAd lAid on..
Monessen, Pennsylvania   Thursday, September 11, 1930  1193 k

Reno Evening Gazette - 1/17/1972
...sex educAtion thAt I SWALLOWED A wAtermelon SEED And becAme pregnAnt..
Reno, Nevada   Monday, January 17, 1972  917 k

Bedford Gazette - 8/3/1954
...of whAt hAppened when you. SWALLOW A wAtermelon SEED, of. iittle GrAndmA who..
Bedford, Pennsylvania   Tuesday, August 03, 1954  677 k

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By Samuel G. Freedman. New York Times. Nov 17, 1996. p. BR30 (2 pages)
   Children were told that babies were brought by (Second page--ed.) storks, or that they came from swallowing watermelon seeds.  As youngsters we spent a lot of time trying not to swallow a watermelon seed.