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flummy n When I taught in North West River, I heard of a concoction made up by trappers called a 'flummedum'. Many of the men we trappers and stayed in 'tilts' or rough cabins in the woods for weeks at a time. They made their own meals and one was a mixture of flour, salt, butter...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/26887 2023-12-31T10:18:23+01:00 _flummedum_ 1974/03/04 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/26887 eng eng F 74 -94 North West River Max Bulcock 29 U.C. Broad Cove C.B. 1965 Nov 30/74 Lewis Baikie friend Plumber 29 North West River Ang From local residents particularly the trappers. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15485 F_15485_flummy n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/26887 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 1974 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:31Z flummy n When I taught in North West River, I heard of a concoction made up by trappers called a 'flummedum'. Many of the men we trappers and stayed in 'tilts' or rough cabins in the woods for weeks at a time. They made their own meals and one was a mixture of flour, salt, butter and sugar that they called 'flummedum'. The original 'flummedum' was mixed in the morning before the trapper went out to his trapline. He rolled it up in [Reverse] a long string, wrapped it around the funnel of hi stove , banked the fire, and left the flummedum to bake. Today the term is used to poke fun an any unusual or strange - tasting meal. Particularly so, if it doesn't turn out too good. DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I Used I Modified version of slip contents used in DNE I. NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY. Slip contents continued from the front of the card F15484. Manuscript Newfoundland North West River Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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flummy n When I taught in North West River, I heard of a concoction made up by trappers called a 'flummedum'. Many of the men we trappers and stayed in 'tilts' or rough cabins in the woods for weeks at a time. They made their own meals and one was a mixture of flour, salt, butter and sugar that they called 'flummedum'. The original 'flummedum' was mixed in the morning before the trapper went out to his trapline. He rolled it up in [Reverse] a long string, wrapped it around the funnel of hi stove , banked the fire, and left the flummedum to bake. Today the term is used to poke fun an any unusual or strange - tasting meal. Particularly so, if it doesn't turn out too good. DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I Used I Modified version of slip contents used in DNE I. NEWFOUNDLAND FOLKLORE SURVEY. Slip contents continued from the front of the card F15484. |
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F 74 -94 North West River Max Bulcock 29 U.C. Broad Cove C.B. 1965 Nov 30/74 Lewis Baikie friend Plumber 29 North West River Ang From local residents particularly the trappers. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15485 F_15485_flummy n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/26887 |
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