[Ads-l] chess cake 1856

Stephen Goranson goranson at DUKE.EDU
Thu Oct 10 09:10:56 UTC 2019


Here's a "chess cake" use earlier than OED's 1860, and not strengthening OED's note, "U.S. regional (chiefly southern and south Midland)."
May 31, 1856, Cape Ann Light and Gloucester Telegraph, p. 3, col. 4 [Am. Historical Newsp.]:
"Call at 79 & 80, Front Street, If in want of Confectionary, Sweet-Meats, Cakes....&c
...Lady Fingers, Chess Cakes, Jumbles, Kisses, Maccaronies...."

SG

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