Word: rgasbord
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...hour or so ahead, Skaarup and Winther had listened to U.S. newscasts and radio comedians, swapped letters with Variety's Editor Abel Green and studied his slangy tradepaper of "show biz." (Said Green, washing his hands of some of their definitions: "They're talking smörgasbord slanguage...
...roots, berries and herbs. Nettle soup has been found to be tasty. Not so tasty is boar flesh (imported from Hungary) and "Norrlands biff" (socalled "beef of the north," which is about 75% wood pulp). Cigarets are vague combinations of Turkish tobacco and Swedish hay. The traditional smörgasbord has virtually disappeared because bread is the most severely rationed of all foods except meat. Prized Iceland and Norwegian fat herring are no longer available, good cheese is scarce. The greatest loss is that of coffee. Swedes like it hot, strong and often, were the world's greatest...
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