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8.05.2009

Lagniappe 28: The Food of a Younger Land

Food of a Younger Land
(listen or download from link above)

In which we learn about food, history, and the Great Depression.

(Review of the book Food of a Younger Land is here.)

According to Webster
la·gniappe \ˈlan-ˌyap, lan-ˈ\
Function:
noun
Etymology: American French, from American Spanish la ñapa the lagniappe, from la + ñapa, yapa, from Quechua yapa something added
Date: 1844
: a small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase;
broadly : something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure

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