[Ads-l] Antedating of "Jelly Roll"

[John Baker]

A little earlier:

1859 Fall River Daily News 6 Sept.  1/4 (Newspapers.com) This pastry, such as is furnished every day to families and parties in Providence, I offer for sale by the slice or loaf. The varieties are Plain or Frosted Pound and Sponge; Plain or Frosted Raison, Currant, Citron and Fruit, Jelly Rolls and Drop Cakes, (most called for), Macaroms, and Washington Pie. 


The context of the 1862 example is a listing of various bad behaviors by hotel guests, sarcastically referred to as “etiquette.” “Called for” seems to mean “ordered” in the 1859 use, but I don’t know what bad behavior could be referenced in 1862. 


John Baker



> On Jan 12, 2025, at 4:37 PM, Mark Mandel <markamandel at gmail.com> wrote:
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> What is the context there? It's clear that a pound cake has weight, but how
> can a jelly roll realistically be *called*, unless that's a term for
> something analogous to a roll call?
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> Mark A. Mandel
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>> On Sun, Jan 12, 2025 at 9:25 AM Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:
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>> jelly roll (OED 1895)
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>> 1862 Janesville Daily Gazette 19 May 1/4 (Newspapers.com)  Ask if the
>> pound cake weighs sixteen ounces, and whether the jelly roll has been
>> called.
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>> Fred Shapiro
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