| 单词 | liberty cabbage |
| 释义 | > as lemmasliberty cabbage liberty cabbage n. U.S. (now historical) sauerkraut.Adopted during the First World War (1914–18) to avoid the German associations of sauerkraut. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > prepared vegetables and dishes > [noun] > sauerkraut sour-crout1617 sauerkraut1633 sour crude1708 Kraut1790 choucroute1849 liberty cabbage1918 Weinkraut1955 1918 McKean Democrat (Smethport, Pa.) 21 Mar. 4/1 There is no longer any kraut; ‘Liberty Cabbage’ takes its place. 1918 N.Y. Tribune 25 Apr. 1/3 Enough sauer—beg pardon—Liberty cabbage is in storehouses here to feed the whole German army for several days. 1919 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 29 Jan. 18 (advt.) Heinz Liberty Cabbage, three lbs. for 25c. 1967 Listener 18 May 642/1 In America it was more than a restaurant owner's life was worth to keep sauerkraut on the menu: it was changed to liberty cabbage. 2003 S. E. Katz Wild Fermentation v. 40/2 When the United States was at war with Germany, sauerkraut was temporarily dubbed ‘liberty cabbage’, the precursor of ‘freedom fries’. < as lemmas |
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