"smashed potatoes" 1918
Jonathan Lighter
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Fri Mar 16 14:27:57 UTC 2007
The alteration of / n / to / m / in "cranberry" is frequent but perhaps lacks sufficient historical documentation. I myself say it whenever possible.
JL
"Mark A. Mandel" <mamandel at LDC.UPENN.EDU> wrote:
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Jonathan Lighter posted:
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1918 Edward Streeter _Dere Mable_ (N.Y.: Frederick Stokes) 10: Soup an
turky, dressin, crambury sause an
pie an smashed potatoes. All in one plate.
Note spelling of "cranberry" as well.
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If you're going to do that, note also the spellings of "and", "turkey",
"dressing", and "sauce". Better yet, don't bother with any of them.
Obviously the narrator or fictive author of _Dere Mable_ (note sp of "dear"
and "Mabel") is not a good speller.
"Smashed potatoes" is a likely true find, though.
m a m
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