Bisquit

[Jonathan Lighter]

I have seen it too on occasion.

JL

On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 8:43 PM, Charles C Doyle <cdoyle at uga.edu> wrote:
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> A spelling that I too have seen (perhaps used?)--which further facilitates the wordplay in brand name "Bisquick."
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> My mother says her mother (born c.. 1912) always spelled "biscuit" with a "q."
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> The OED provides a single citation from 1330 but it is spelled as "besquite."
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> http://www.boutell.com/vegetarian/bisquit.html says:
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> This is a great recipe for home-made bisquits, often spelled _biscuit_ or _scone_ by people who don't know any better.
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> Benjamin Barrett
> Seattle, WA
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