frankum n
frankum n From any little scar in the bark [of the red spruce], a gum exudes which hardens on exposure to the air. Those hardened blobs melt to proper chewing consistency when held in one's mouth and make the finest, certainly the purest, chewing-gum in the world. First, when you get it started...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/24006 2023-12-31T10:19:24+01:00 frankum n 1989/08/01 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/24006 eng eng F 1981 SPARKES 36 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15624 F_15624_frankum n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/24006 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1989 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:28Z frankum n From any little scar in the bark [of the red spruce], a gum exudes which hardens on exposure to the air. Those hardened blobs melt to proper chewing consistency when held in one's mouth and make the finest, certainly the purest, chewing-gum in the world. First, when you get it started, it is a creamy yellow, but when chewed for a while it turns pink.// Of course, swapping frankum is a most unhygenic practice.but in spite of that, a brisk trade in frankum went on each winter. See cited quotation. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup G. M. Story AUG. 1 1989 WK Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used Sup Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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frankum n From any little scar in the bark [of the red spruce], a gum exudes which hardens on exposure to the air. Those hardened blobs melt to proper chewing consistency when held in one's mouth and make the finest, certainly the purest, chewing-gum in the world. First, when you get it started, it is a creamy yellow, but when chewed for a while it turns pink.// Of course, swapping frankum is a most unhygenic practice.but in spite of that, a brisk trade in frankum went on each winter. See cited quotation. PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup G. M. Story AUG. 1 1989 WK Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Used Sup |
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