Sport Peppers; Oxford Encyclopedia book party
 

SPORT PEPPERS

I just posted this to the American Dialect Society list. The
Dictionary of American Regional English is now at the letters "Sk" and
is about to do "sport peppers." "Sport peppers" are an ingredient in
many "Chicago hot dogs":




The Chicago Tribune digitization now appears to be at August 1954.
Some "sport peppers"--in time for the next DARE?

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Times digitization hasn't moved at all from
December 1966, where it's been seemingly forever.


(PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS)
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Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1963). Chicago, Ill.: Jul 29, 1954. p.
S_A8 (1 page):
Jane Addams 8-oz. Jar
SPORT PEPPERS...21c

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OXFORD ENCYCLOPEDIA BOOK PARTY

Lillian Chou of Gourmet refused to marry me.

Actually, no one at the book party would marry me. I think Mark Zanger
took all the good ones.