Date:  Fri, 11 Feb 1994 19:48:35 EST

From:  David Bergdahl <bergdahl[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAXA.CATS.OHIOU.EDU>

Subject: Mango



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  Date: 11-Feb-1994 07:39pm EST



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  From: David Bergdahl               Dept: English

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Subject: Mango





If you look in 18th-century dictionaries e.g. Webster you'll find that mango = a

cantaloup/muskmellon stuffed with kraut and pickled. Since the cantaloup is a

substitution for a mango-melon (similarly pickled), I think the pickled pepper

as a substitute for the melon came easily.



Mangoes were used in chutneys and other similarly pickled items could be called

a mango; the cantaloup was stuffed before pickling; ditto the bell peppper. The

name migrates with the use.



David Bergdahl Ohio University/Athens BERGDAHL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAXA.CATS.OHIOU.EDU









Received: 11-Feb-1994 07:48pm