Antedating of "Pastrami"

[victor steinbok]

I guess I waited too long with my 1907 post. But I have some other things
to say on the subject--when done, I'll post it. Never hurts to have another
early citation.

Just one word, for now: basturma. More on the subject later.

VS-)

On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Jesse Sheidlower <jester at panix.com> wrote:

>
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 03:37:12AM +0000, Shapiro, Fred wrote:
> > pastrami (OED 1914)
> >
> > 1909 _Boston Advocate_ 9 Apr. 6 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
> > (adv't) Margolies Kosher Worst Mfg. Co. ... Worst, Corned Beef,
> > Pastrami and Tongues.
>
> Oh yeah?
>
> 1899 _Jewish South_ 12 May 1 (advt.) S. Spector... Fresh beef and smoked
> meats... Smoked beef, smoked tongues, smoked shoulders, salami,
> pastrami, rendered beef fat, &c.
>
>
> http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn94051168/1899-05-12/ed-1/seq-1/;words=Pastrami?date1=1836&rows=20&searchType=basic&state=&date2=1922&proxtext=pastrami&y=8&x=12&dateFilterType=yearRange&index=0
>
> Jesse Sheidlower
> OED
>

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