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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Nesselrode #120278 01/16/2004 11:42 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Nesselrode was a highly praised frozen moulded dessert of the middle 1800s. But since a principal ingredient was chestnuts, it may be hard to get now. "Stuck-up old statuette of nothing doing!" commented the ex-Soap King. "The Eden Musee'll get that old frozen Nesselrode yet if he don't watch out. I'll have this house painted red, white, and blue next summer and see if that'll make his Dutch nose turn up any higher." http://www.well.com/user/vision/proust/neslrode.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Nesselrode #120279 01/19/2004 8:25 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... It makes me think of two children in a car trip, nestled into each other on the long journey. Wonder why this dessert is so-called? Wonder more why you've listed this one under medical terms, Bill? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Nesselrode #120280 01/19/2004 9:32 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 The chef who created it named it after his patron, a Russian bigshot diplomat. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Nesselrode #120281 01/20/2004 12:45 AM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Oh, so that's why it's listed under Words from Medicine!! Seriously, Bill. I'm just eroding your nessel. Is treise duchas na oiliuint. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Nesselrode #120282 01/20/2004 12:54 AM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park everytime i look at this thread, i think of frozen charlottes another popular frozen desert from the same time (and doesn't baked alaska date from the same time?) commercial refridgeration had become availble, and chefs had access to cheap ice year round... i wonder if that was part of the reason for the popularity frozen deserts. my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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