amusing typo

[WannaBrie]

So, I boght some "McCormick" brand Celery seed the other day. Upon using it tonite, I noticed and interesting typo.. part of the label reads..."Add to omlets, stuffed eggs, Welsh rabbit..." I've been buying this spice for years and I am an avid label reader, perhaps this dates me, but I know this is wrong... The last word is wrong. This dish is not too popular in the US anymore I'm sure, but does anyone else see the error? Testing...

[morea]

omelette ?

[hewligan]

Well, according to Wikipedia Welsh Rabbit is a valid spelling of Welsh Rarebit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_rarebit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_rarebi)

[frankster]

It's a bit of my herritage that I am mildly embarrased about. I mean, for the love of Dylan Thomas, it's our national dish and it's CHEESE ON TOAST (with a slice of ham if you've got the ambassador over for tea) I suppose we have leek soup too, but damn, that's pathetic really.

edit: I doubt this one is real, but it made me giggle...

http://mealsonblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/*****_with_sausage.jpg

aw, no way P.R.I.C.K is the starred part if you want to see the pic

[WannaBrie]

Hewligan you are correct, sir! that's it! My mom used to make this for me yrs ago...

[WannaBrie]

I didn't realize that welsh rabbit was a correct spelling of the dish "welsh rarebit, though... I guess I stand corrected!

[WannaBrie]

I couldn't load that link, frankster... but I love leek soup too! My mom used to make me all these foods that people would probably shrink away from. My favorite was lamb kidneys...(btw-hewligan- I find it weird that that's an acceptable spelling cuz there's no rabbit in rarebit!) And frankster, its more than just cheese on toast... the recipe I have contains, of course , celery seed and red wine... I remember it quite fondly!!

[hewligan]

I didn't realize that welsh rabbit was a correct spelling of the dish "welsh rarebit, though... I guess I stand corrected!

Not only a correct spelling, but according to the OED, the original one. From the Wikipedia entry again:

The OED establishes that the original name of the food was "Welsh rabbit", and mentions "Welsh rarebit" only as an "etymologizing alteration of [the preceding]. There is no evidence of the independent use of rarebit". The source is not exactly known, but most likely was originally a slur (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term_of_disparagement). In the 17th and 18th centuries it was common in England (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England) to use the adjective (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjective) "Welsh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales)" for things of inferior quality, especially if these had been substituted for something better.

[Drazan]

btw - omlet and omlette are both acceptable spellings.

rarebit - when the rabbit is to rare to put in the dish?:p

Jade

[hewligan]

No, rarebit - the English have eaten all the meat.

[WannaBrie]

but there is no rabbit in the dish?? Rarebit is just basically cheese on toast (with a few modifications)

[hewligan]

Yeah, precisely. It's Welsh Rabbit as in "The Welsh eat this because they don't have any meat." It's an impressive feat to be both a national dish and an ethnic slur for the same people.

[frankster]

Don't start questioning welsh spelling! You'll end up suicidal. The language has no J, but the most common surname is Jones. The language also has no X or V and infact, what the hell... this is the welsh alphabet (and I won't even start to tackle pronounciation here, suffice as to say a lot of these double letter combos sound like you have a rare lung disorder.

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/welsh.htm

The welsh have a wonderful way of taking modern words and spelling them in "welsh" like Tacsi instead of Taxi. It's quite funny at times.

Also, you heard of the longest place name in wales?

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch

nice! We just call it "Llanfair PG" though, saves on spit.

[hewligan]

Well, my grandfather was Welsh, and I lived pretty close to the border until my family moved to New Zealand, so if anyone around here's entitled to question Welsh spelling, it's me.

[frankster]

when did you move? Did you grow up there? It's a beautiful place, well, most of it is. I grew up near the brecon beacons until I was 6 and then near snowdonia until I moved to England to study. We'll be back in Wales in a few weeks though. I'm looking forward to the rural beauty of where my folks live!

[hewligan]

Lived in Worcestershire until I was 13. In fact, it was about 4 days after my birthday that we left.

The flight from England to New Zealand, with no stop-overs, is without doubt the worst birthday present ever.

[frankster]

That does sound like a sucky birthday present. Our littlest bab will get a long haul plane flight to the UK from the US west coat for her first birthday present this year. At least she'll be too young to remember!

You must love the beauty of NZ too! All the photos I've seen it looks very similar to the snowdonian landscape I'm used to, but just much much bigger. I'd love to go there some day.

[vtwin_gary]

Also, you heard of the longest place name in wales?

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch

nice! We just call it "Llanfair PG" though, saves on spit.

hmmph....

The church of St. Mary in the hollow of white hazel trees near the rapid whirlpool by St. Tysilio's of the red cave.

also the longest single word (without hyphens) .com domain name in the world.
http://www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantys iliogogogoch.com/


*edit* i know nothing of this place i just know how to use google.

[Red Kittie Kat]

*sigh* I want to go visit the UK so bad sometimes :(

You guys make it sound so appealing. I've wanted to visit England, Ireland and Scotland all my life ... I think it's my celtic roots .... or something of the like ;)