Tuesday, April 20, 2010


According to the Dictionary of American Regional English, cream cheese has had a few different labeling when going to different regions. Within the southeastern region of Texas and Louisiana, cream cheese has picked up the meaning of what we (in NJ) would call cottage cheese. Otherwise in New Orleans, the term cream cheese has created its own specific labeling, being a breakfast dessert with cream over sour cheese and sugar is spread over it.
Another term I have taken off DARE is flannel cake. This term is quite interesting because the basic meaning of the term refers to a pancake. Over the time, this term has traveled all over the country. DARE mentions flannel cake being used in Mississippi used to eat with other breakfast foods, served with syrup. Otherwise, it has traveled to other places such as Pennsylvania and Maryland.

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