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Famous Food Dishes and How they Got Their Names
The origins of Beef Stroganoff and Peach Melba by David Johnson Waldorf Salad Ingredients 2 cups chopped apples 1 1/2 lemons, juiced 1/4 cup chopped celery 1/4 cup chopped…Luis Figo
Name at birth: Luis Filipe Madeira Caeiro FigoFigo is a football hero who began his professional career in Portugal, his native land, then made his name in Spain playing for powerhouse teams FC…James SEARLE, Congress, PA (1730-1797)
SEARLE, James, a Delegate from Pennsylvania; born in New York City in 1730; completed preparatory studies; engaged in business at Madeira in 1757; moved to Philadelphia, Pa., in 1762; one of…John STEVENS, Congress, NJ (1715-1792)
STEVENS, John, a Delegate from New Jersey; born in Perth Amboy, N.J., in 1715; merchant and shipowner; engaged in trading with the West Indies and Madeira; large landowner and mine owner in…Charles William CATHCART, Congress, IN (1809-1888)
Senate Years of Service: 1852-1853 Party: Democrat CATHCART Charles William , a Representative and a Senator from Indiana; born July 24, 1809, in Funchal, Island of Madeira, where his father was…Portugal Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Portugal Index: History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Portuguese Relations HISTORYPortugal is one of the oldest…Brewer's: Sangaree'
A West Indian drink, consisting of Madeira wine, syrup, water, and nutmeg. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SanglamoreSang Froid A B C D E F G H I J…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Ballad Third
by Robert Burns Ballad Second-Election DayInscription For An Altar Of IndependenceBallad Third John Bushby's Lamentation. Tune-"Babes in the Wood." 'Twas in the seventeen hunder…Brewer's: Foods and Wines
Gastronomic curiosities. Foods. Sterlets from the Volga. Eels from the Tiber. Grouse from Scotland. Bustards from Sweden. Bears' feet from the Black Forest. Bison humps from America.…Brewer's: Barbecue
(3 syl.) A West Indian dish, consisting of a hog roasted whole, stuffed with spice, and basted with Madeira wine. Any animal roasted whole is so called. Oldfield with more than harpy…