[Sca-cooks] The Bell of a Hog or Sheep

[Susan Fox]

First known instance of a request for "More Cowbell."

Sel.... er, Liutgard [running away really fast]

On 9/19/2011 9:34 AM, David Walddon wrote:
> So I am working on a critical edition of a cook book at the moment and have decided that I need to footnote (for less experienced readers) the phrase "the bell of a hogge or sheepe".
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> This has led to some interesting web searches and some late nights with the OED, La Rousse, Davidson, etc.
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> Can I find a definition in any of them? NO!
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> So strange.
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> So I have a definition in mind, but wanted to pass it by the collective brain to see if you all had any other places I might look for a documentable reference.
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> Thanks
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> Eduardo