[Sca-cooks] brunch?

[Johnna Holloway]

As a word, the Oxford English Dictionary says

"orig. University slang.

1896    Punch 1 Aug. 58/2   An excellent portmanteau word..indicating a combined breakfast and lunch. At Oxford, however, two years ago, an important distinction was drawn. The combination-meal, when nearer the usual breakfast hour, is ‘brunch’, and when nearer luncheon, is ‘blunch’.
1900    G. Swift Somerley 93   Brunches (i.e. breakfast-cum-lunch).
1900    Westm. Gaz. 19 Dec. 2/3   Perish Scrambling breakfast, formal lunch! Hardened night-birds fondly cherish All the subtle charms of ‘brunch’."

Johnnae

> On Jun 27, 2015, at 1:16 AM, Ana Valdés <agora158 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Ppl I need some historial refences to the brunch. . Do anyone know when it
> started?
> tx
> Ana