SC - looking for origin of the word "peel"
Decker, Terry D.
TerryD at Health.State.OK.US
Fri Sep 8 06:42:13 PDT 2000
Peel derives from the Latin "pala" meaning spade or shovel.
Bear
> Today, I had an inquiry from Michael Sohocki, a student
> at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY.
>
> >But my question is this--what is the derivation
> >of the term "peel"?
>
> By this he means the wooden paddle used to move
> food into and out of medieval ovens.
>
> Stefan
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