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Terry Pulliam Burd
 
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On 10 Sep 2004 12:51:24 -0500, "Bob" >
arranged random neurons, so they looked like this:

>Peter asked:
>
>> > There's no rabbit in Welsh rabbit; it's cheese.
>> >

>>
>> But it's rarebit, not rabbit, isn't it?

>
>Its original name was "Welsh rabbit," being a slur on poor Welsh people. The
>term "rarebit" was coined later in an attempt to make the dish more
>politically correct (although this was LONG before the PC movement of
>today).


Have a look:

"Welsh Rarebit, Rabbit or 'Caws Pobi' gets its name quite literally
from the words rare (meaning very lightly cooked) and bit (a small
piece or portion)."

(from http://www.cuisinedumonde.com/rarebit.html)

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret
had been as old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had
been as full as the waitress', it would have been a very
good dinner." Duncan Hines

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