Re: Origin of "curried"

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From: peter da silva
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 18:45

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In article <1992Aug27.160259.15445@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk> jack@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (Jack Campin) writes:
>                   I've always thought the culinary analogy ought to be
> "schongefilte" instead - Schonfinkel invented the idea, not Curry, and
> the word suggests removing something rather than, like "currying", adding
> extra ingredients.

I've always thought of it like currying a horse, not currying a meal.
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