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From: jeff@rtech.ARPA (Jeff Lichtman)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: english "horns", etc.
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Date: Fri, 10-May-85 13:07:58 EDT
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> > I'm surprised you omitted "Welsh rabbit!"
> > -- 
> > Col. G. L. Sicherman
> 
> I assume you mean the cheese dish Welsh rarebit.  I don't know
> if it's Welsh or not!
> 
> -- 
> Ed Gould		    mt Xinu, 2910 Seventh St., Berkeley, CA  94710  USA
> {ucbvax,decvax}!mtxinu!ed   +1 415 644 0146

The name of the dish is "Welsh rabbit", not "Welsh rarebit".  The latter is
a euphemism.  The name is a commentary on the poverty of the Welsh people;
melted cheese on toast is about as close to a real rabbit as they could
afford.  The term "Welsh rarebit" was invented because some people were
embarrassed by Welsh poverty.
-- 
Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.)
aka Swazoo Koolak

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