SC - Re: Olla Podrida

[Philip & Susan Troy]

> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 11:23:00 EST
> From: Tyrca <Tyrca at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: SC - Marrow Dishes: Osso Bucco
> 
> In a message dated 97-12-30 18:26:50 EST, you write:
> 
> << Olla Podrida means "rotten
>  pot", or so I have read.  It is a nice all purpose stew for whatever meat
>  you might have on hand.  >>
> 
> 
> (sorry for the double posts, my computer sometimes has a mind of its own.)
> Couldn't it also mean "trash pot" or something?  It seems to be made from
> whatever leftovers of butchery or other cooking.  It looks like a "garbage
> pail delight" and probably tastes wonderful.

I'm more or less working on instinct here (frightening concept, I know
;  )  ) but it occurs to me "podrido" is a cognate of the English word
"putrid", which would be in keeping with the translation as "rotten".

Adamantius
troy at asan.com
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