[Magdalen] Slaw.

[Cantor03 at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/16/2016 9:59:23 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
michaudme at gmail.com writes:

so I was  convinced it was
"greatfruit.">>>>>>
 
My father's hangups were "column" which he pronounced "colium,"
and "alfalfa" which he pronounced "alfafalfa."
 
My mother's was "zuchini" which she pronounced "GZUUUK-kini."
 
Mother always regarded zuchini as a somewhat exotic  vegetable.
In fact, at least in the wilds of Northern Wisconsin, it was  unknown.
Zuchini started appearing in the produce sections of grocery  stores
after WW-2.  It's hard to believe since Zuchini is so ubiquitous  these
days.
 
 
 
David Strang.