n "Hash" Wednesday
hash n . . . Many[people] made a special point of having "hash" (boiled potatoes and other vegetables fried in salt pork) for one meal on Ash Wednesday. Informant suggested that the custom may have arisen because of the adding and dropping of H's common in the community. People would...
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| Summary: | hash n . . . Many[people] made a special point of having "hash" (boiled potatoes and other vegetables fried in salt pork) for one meal on Ash Wednesday. Informant suggested that the custom may have arisen because of the adding and dropping of H's common in the community. People would refer to Ash Wednesday as "Hash" Wednesday. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit W. Kirwin, 3/73 JH 3/73 Used Sup Used Sup Not used |
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