>> It is now only used figuratively and pejoratively in the sense of
'hodgepodge'. <<

Oh no, you can still eat Soloman Gundy in the Caribbean, where it is a salad
based on pickled fish. A jarred version is in the ethnic section of Boston
supermarkets. The word may also have transformed itself to the American
catch-all stew "Slumgullion," and thence to "Mulligan Stew." -- both living
dishes as well.


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-Mark H. Zanger
author, The American History Cookbook, The American Ethnic Cookbook for
Students
www.ethnicook.com
www.historycook.com