SC - bird or bay?

[Lark Miller]

Thank you for telling me that.  I learned something today that is very
interesting.

Lucilla

At 10:41 PM 9/26/97 -0400, Philip & Susan Troy wrote:
>Lark Miller wrote:
>> 
>> I think you mean compote, not compost.  Compost is what you make new dirt
>> with.  Compote is fruit and juices or wine or even stronger alcohols.
>> 
>> Lucilla
>
>Compost and compote are two different spellings of the same word, which,
>regardless of the widely accepted modern definitions of each, have
>morphed a bit over time. Compost is also the name of a dish of pickled
>fruits and vegetables, as per The Forme of Cury, c. 1390 or so.
>"Compote" is a French form that evolved over years of the French people
>dropping the "s", as with the French equivalents of "hospital",
>"hostel", and "beast".
>
>>From the Latin "compositus", meaning "to put together"...
>
>Adamantius 
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