Antedating of "Baked Alaska"

[Sam Clements]

Barry had posted 1896 menus with this dish.

SC
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> Baked Alaska (OED 1909)
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> 1902 _Wash. Post_ 24 Dec. 5 (ProQuest)  What these twelve persons ate was:
> ... Baked Alaska.
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