SC - Baconn'd Herring Breakfasts

[Gilly]

At 23:45 17-2-98 +0000, Lady Brighid wrote:
>And it came to pass on 17 Feb 98, that Philip & Susan Troy wrote:
>
>> I'm curious as to one thing, as HG Cariadoc mentioned baconned
>> herring too. I'm working on the assumption here that "baconn'd"
>> means cured and smoked, or some similar preservative process, rather
>> than being cooked with bacon, which was also done pretty commonly in
>> places like Scandinavia, but which would be in violation of the
>> various Church dietary laws.
>
>I had a similar thought, but I do not know for sure.  Anyone out
>there have access to an OED?


Yes, but at the moment my OED is at my house, and my computer is at my
mother-in-law's.  I'll check, but I may not get back here to post anything
for a couple days....


Alasdair mac Iain

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