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#120278 01/16/2004 11:42 PM
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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

#120279 01/19/2004 8:25 PM
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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?


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The chef who created it named it after his patron, a Russian bigshot diplomat.


#120281 01/20/2004 12:45 AM
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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.

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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.



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