[Sca-cooks] Recipe for fried avocado from Trudy's North Star

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Also sprach 'bella:
>well stefan.. down here in the swamps of trimaris.. the old
>timers call avocado's
>Alligator Pear.   The ones from california.. ya know all wrinkled
>and pitted..
>remind one of an alligator skin... they did ot know the west
>indian variety many years ago.
>
>However my monster in law gave me a recipe that is very good.
>
>dice an avocado up in large chunks.. diced onions fine, add
>mayonaise to mix
>a tad bit of worschestershire sauce, salt, pepper to tastes and
>mix....
>mayo turns green btw... great salad.
>First time I had it, the m-i-law called it Pear Salad.. lol..

Not necessarily the world's best documentation, but the actor Art
Carney, in his role as Ed Norton, in one of "The Honeymooners"
scripts, refers to "an avocado salad pear", which suggests the
expression was in common use in a lot of the U.S.A. (even distant
Brooklyn) in 1955 or 56.

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