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[gothwalk]

Have you ever heard anything so daft?

So, gonna rename French kissing while you're at it, guys? Honestly, this whole thing is a really good example of how politicians can distract the population. There's no good reason for a war in Iraq, so quick! Distract them with, uh, France, yeah! Bad Frenchies! And the population gets in line and obediently starts to slag off France. It's weird to watch.

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[cissa.livejournal.com]

I haven't heard of "frenched" being a synonym for "julienned"; maybe it's regional. I know that "frenched" green beans-- cut lenthwise into thin strips-- are called that because it's a way of simulating "french" green beans, aka haricots verts, a very slender bean that's not usually grown commercially since it's got a very narrow window of ripeness.

These and many other food factoids I know are from, IIRC, "Perfection Salad," a fascinating book on the history of American cooking. Now OOP, unfortunately. I know I've read about the change from German to French fried potatoes in additional places. Maybe one of the Stern's books was one...