"rare"
That mouth-watering discussion about undercooked meat brought this question to mind: what's the skinny on "rare", as in meat? Bonus question: might this have something to do with Welsh Rarebit, which...
View ArticleRe: "rare"
IIRC, a recent thread here exposed that Welsh Rarebit is indeed a euphemism for Welsh Rabbit, which (I guess) used to be in the fondue.I too "corrected" it from correct to incorrect some years ago....
View ArticleRe: "rare"
Apparently some techno-term that I'm unfamiliar w/ (or, I should say, "w/ which I'm unfamiliar") -- What's it mean?
View ArticleRe: "rare"
"Rare" in the "undercooked" sense is unrelated to "rare" in the "uncommon" sense. It used to be spelled "rear" (but was also unconnected to the "behind" sense) and comes from OE _hrer_, an...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....
