[Ads-l] Antedating of "Jambalaya"

[Amy West]

On 8/1/25 00:00, ADS-L automatic digest system wrote:
> Date:    Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:32:44 +0000
> From:    "Shapiro, Fred"<fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU>
> Subject: Antedating of "Jambalaya"
>
> jambalaya (OED 1872)
>
> 1849 Brooklyn Evening Star 3 May 2/5 (Newspapers.com)
>
> SOUTHERN DISHES. ... HOPPING JOHNNY (jambalaya).
>
> Fred Shaprio

This is interesting: I know Hoppin' John (black-eyed peas) and jambalaya 
(chicken, sausage, veggies, etc.) as two very different dishes.

What does Barry Popik have on this?

---Amy West

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