Dating of "Angels on Horseback"

[Laurence Horn]

>On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 13:46:38 -0500, Michael McKernan typed:
>
>>  Not having access to OED or any other reasonable sources, I humbly
>>  request assistance in dating "Angels on Horseback" (oysters wrapped
>>  in bacon and grilled or broiled, usually served on toast or
>>  half-shell.  May also refer to other ingredient than oysters--e.g.,
>>  water chestnuts, hot dogs, etc.).
>
>This is just to point out, for those of us who are OED-deprived, that
>until the first week of February, the online OED is freely accessible
>every week for 48h starting every Monday at 10 p.m. GMT. In-between,
>words starting with certain letters can be looked up (currently, P
>and M).
>
Seems like they should also allow words referring to oysters, with or
without bacon, to be freely accessed starting at the traditional
22:00 GMT on days that have R in them.

L

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