"Wayne Boatwright" > ha Gloria P told us...
>> Except in Massachusetts where they are called frappes.
>> Or in parts of RI where they are called cabinets.
>>
>> No, I DON'T know why.
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>> gloria p
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> Yes, I knew that, too, but I also don't know why. Seems there's a lot of
> discussion over these terms, but no one seems to know the origin.
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> Wayne Boatwright

Frappe is from the French for beaten, but cabinet, no idea unless it is
something like the old cabinet pudding?