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fat a This is a term used i Badger's Quay to mean pat pork cut into small pieces (scrunchons) and fried so that grease will be made to put on a meal of fish & potatoes. "Please pass the fat" is a common reply at the dinner table. It is said with a smile, a happy feeling, for "...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/27440
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Summary:fat a This is a term used i Badger's Quay to mean pat pork cut into small pieces (scrunchons) and fried so that grease will be made to put on a meal of fish & potatoes. "Please pass the fat" is a common reply at the dinner table. It is said with a smile, a happy feeling, for "fish & potatoes" is a very good meal in Newfoundland. It is usually eaten on Wednesdays or Fridays. In my home we call it "grease" - "please pass the grease." DNE-cit JH 3/72 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Withdrawn fat-oil, fat soap; fatback; fat oxen withdrawn but no stamp; Card marked DNE-cit, but not used.

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