Kentucky Cooking: New and Old (by "The Colonelettes"-- wives of members of the Louisville, Kentucky, Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1955, though mine is the 1958 second edition) amuses me because the Colonelettes are really in love with an extra "et" sound at the ends of words.
They like it so much that they make not tuna fritters, but Tuna Fritterets.
Those not really into tuna could munch on Hot Chezettes instead. (Or maybe just have some of both?)
Of course, a meal needs veggies too, so that's where the Cornettes come in.
The Colonelettes didn't insist that everything had to be -ette-d. Lest I leave you with the wrong impression about them, here's their recipe for Cabbage Head.
I love the idea of everyone coming to a party to roast cocktail wieners over a giant head of cabbage with a heart of Sterno. (Plus, I couldn't resist the excuse to link to Kids in the Hall sketches.)
Have a great day, Grannie Pantryettes! And don't sleep with anybody only because you feel sorry for his cabbage head. (I realize that tip is not particularly useful, but you don't come here for helpful advice. At least, I sure hope you don't!)
-ette is commonly used to feminize words in English (a language that lacks masculine and feminine words like French and Spanish have). So the giant cabbage head lacks the feminization but suggests that you get pocket bread to stick your weiner into. I sense some odd, gendering of food in that one too.
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