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From French Fries to Freedom Fries and Back Again to French Fries
On Sat, 15 May 2010 16:37:05 +0200, Josef Kleber
wrote: Am 15.05.2010 16:18, schrieb Mark Brader: Earl Evleth: I will note that French Fries don't exist in France. They are called "pommes frites". But even there, they are misnamed since "pommes" are apples. Pommes de terre are [potatores] but noboy every says "pomme de terre frites". Often "pommes frites" is shortened to "frites", like French fries become "fries" ... On the other hand, in German-speaking countries, "pommes frites" is often shortened to "pommes". And although the French spelling is used, the prounciation is Germanized, with the -es sounded (in both words, if both are used). Not really! ;-) There might be regional differences, but the general use is 'pommes' or 'pomm frits' Josef What kind of oil are they cooked in over there? Cathy L |
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From French Fries to Freedom Fries and Back Again to French Fries
On May 16, 4:11*pm, Cathy L wrote:
On Sat, 15 May 2010 16:37:05 +0200, Josef Kleber wrote: Am 15.05.2010 16:18, schrieb Mark Brader: Earl Evleth: I will note that French Fries don't exist in France. They are called "pommes frites". But even there, they are misnamed since "pommes" are apples. Pommes de terre are [potatores] but noboy every says "pomme de terre frites". *Often "pommes frites" is shortened to "frites", like French fries become "fries" ... On the other hand, in German-speaking countries, "pommes frites" is often shortened to "pommes". *And although the French spelling is used, the prounciation is Germanized, with the -es sounded (in both words, if both are used). Not really! ;-) There might be regional differences, but the general use is 'pommes' or 'pomm frits' Josef What kind of oil are they cooked in over there? Cathy L BP |
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From French Fries to Freedom Fries and Back Again to French Fries
On 16/05/10 16:11, Cathy L wrote:
On Sat, 15 May 2010 16:37:05 +0200, Josef Kleber wrote: Am 15.05.2010 16:18, schrieb Mark Brader: Earl Evleth: I will note that French Fries don't exist in France. They are called "pommes frites". But even there, they are misnamed since "pommes" are apples. Pommes de terre are [potatores] but noboy every says "pomme de terre frites". Often "pommes frites" is shortened to "frites", like French fries become "fries" ... On the other hand, in German-speaking countries, "pommes frites" is often shortened to "pommes". And although the French spelling is used, the prounciation is Germanized, with the -es sounded (in both words, if both are used). Not really! ;-) There might be regional differences, but the general use is 'pommes' or 'pomm frits' Josef What kind of oil are they cooked in over there? BP Gulf of Mexico crude |
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From French Fries to Freedom Fries and Back Again to FrenchFries
Earl Evleth wrote:
On 14/05/10 18:46, in article , "mg" wrote: French fries back on House menu I will note that French Fries don't exist in France. They are called "pommes frites". But even there, they are misnamed since "pommes" are apples. Pommes de terre are French fries but noboy every says "pomme de terre frites". Often "pommes frites" is shortened to "frites", like French fries become "fries" My father used to sing some kind of doggerel which I suppose he picked up in the war: cafe au lait, au lait, au lait, pommes de terre frites, frites, frites... All this to the tune of Que sera, sera. T. Apparently it was WWI Gis in France who gave the name of French Fries to frites. In fact, the method of preparation was imported from Belgium, so they should be called "Belges Frites". or Belgium Fries. |
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From French Fries to Freedom Fries and Back Again to FrenchFries
On 18/05/10 12:52, Tom P wrote:
Earl Evleth wrote: On 14/05/10 18:46, in article , "mg" wrote: French fries back on House menu I will note that French Fries don't exist in France. They are called "pommes frites". But even there, they are misnamed since "pommes" are apples. Pommes de terre are French fries but noboy every says "pomme de terre frites". Often "pommes frites" is shortened to "frites", like French fries become "fries" My father used to sing some kind of doggerel which I suppose he picked up in the war: cafe au lait, au lait, au lait, pommes de terre frites, frites, frites... All this to the tune of Que sera, sera. Isn't Que sera, sera from the 1950s? ) |
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From French Fries to Freedom Fries and Back Again to FrenchFries
Martin wrote:
On 18/05/10 12:52, Tom P wrote: Earl Evleth wrote: On 14/05/10 18:46, in article , "mg" wrote: French fries back on House menu I will note that French Fries don't exist in France. They are called "pommes frites". But even there, they are misnamed since "pommes" are apples. Pommes de terre are French fries but noboy every says "pomme de terre frites". Often "pommes frites" is shortened to "frites", like French fries become "fries" My father used to sing some kind of doggerel which I suppose he picked up in the war: cafe au lait, au lait, au lait, pommes de terre frites, frites, frites... All this to the tune of Que sera, sera. Isn't Que sera, sera from the 1950s? ) Well, maybe the composer heard somebody singing cafe au lait, au lait, and thought hey, that sounds like a good melody. ;=)) |
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From French Fries to Freedom Fries and Back Again to FrenchFries
On 18/05/10 19:44, Tom P wrote:
Martin wrote: On 18/05/10 12:52, Tom P wrote: Earl Evleth wrote: On 14/05/10 18:46, in article , "mg" wrote: French fries back on House menu I will note that French Fries don't exist in France. They are called "pommes frites". But even there, they are misnamed since "pommes" are apples. Pommes de terre are French fries but noboy every says "pomme de terre frites". Often "pommes frites" is shortened to "frites", like French fries become "fries" My father used to sing some kind of doggerel which I suppose he picked up in the war: cafe au lait, au lait, au lait, pommes de terre frites, frites, frites... All this to the tune of Que sera, sera. Isn't Que sera, sera from the 1950s? ) Well, maybe the composer heard somebody singing cafe au lait, au lait, and thought hey, that sounds like a good melody. ;=)) LOL |
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From French Fries to Freedom Fries and Back Again to French Fries
On 18 May, 22:33, Martin wrote:
On 18/05/10 19:44, Tom P wrote: Martin wrote: On 18/05/10 12:52, Tom P wrote: Earl Evleth wrote: On 14/05/10 18:46, in article , "mg" wrote: French fries back on House menu I will note that French Fries don't exist in France. They are called "pommes frites". But even there, they are misnamed since "pommes" are apples. Pommes de terre are French fries but noboy every says "pomme de terre frites". *Often "pommes frites" is shortened to "frites", like French fries become "fries" My father used to sing some kind of doggerel which I suppose he picked up in the war: cafe au lait, au lait, au lait, pommes de terre frites, frites, frites... All this to the tune of Que sera, sera. Isn't Que sera, sera from the 1950s? ) Well, maybe the composer heard somebody singing cafe au lait, au lait, and thought hey, that sounds like a good melody. ;=)) LOL Does the Boyce Welsh national anthem still get sung? "And we were singing Hymns and arias Land of my fathers Ar Hyd Y Nos" :-)) |
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From French Fries to Freedom Fries and Back Again to FrenchFries
The abbreviation I like is "Dinde" for turkey. Short for "Coq d'Inde"
(Chicken from India), as the assumption was that the turkey originated there. |
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