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IN A BAR, IF A CUSTOMER PUTS HIS EMPTY GLASS ALONGSIDE THE WOODEN
EDGE OF THE COUNTER IT SIGNALS TO THE BARTENDER THAT HE WILL HAVE
ANOTHER OF WHAT HE HAS BEEN DRINKING. THE BARTENDER WILL
AUTOMATICALLY BRING THE DRINK, VERBAL TRANSACTIONS ARE NOT NECESSARY.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; PAT SULLIVANS TAVERN

James Callow Keyword(s): ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ; OBSERVATION

Subject headings: CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion
Food Drink -- MenuService
Food Drink -- Alcoholic beverage
SPEECH -- To Be Seen

Date learned: 10-00-1975

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ITALIAN COOKING

THE MAIN ORIGINAL ITALIAN FOODS WERE PASTA, ANTA PASTA, AND OF
COURSE, PIZZA. OF THESE, PIZZA WAS THE MORE COMMON.

Submitter comment: REALLY ENJOYS TALKING ABOUT ITALIAN COOKING.

Where learned: OHIO ; AKRON

Subject headings: Food Drink -- MenuService

Date learned: 10-00-1976

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PUDDING AND BEEF

MIKE INFORMS ME THAT IT IS AN ENGLISH
CUSTOM (ALSO PRACTICED IN SOME AMERICAN RESTAURANTS) TO ALWAYS
HAVE YORKSHIRE PUDDING WITH ROAST BEEF, AS FAR AS HE
KNOWS, THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANCE TO THIS.
IF THERE ONCE WAS, IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN FORGOTTEN. IT IS MERELY
TRADITIONAL.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Food Drink -- MenuService

Date learned: 10-28-1968

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FOOD AND DRINK

IN UKRAINE, A TRADITIONAL FOOD IS " DUMPLINGS " FILLED WITH
POTATOE, USUALLY. THIS ORIGINATED IN UKRAINE, AND WAS THEN
SPREAD TO VARIOUS LANDS.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT RECEIVED INFORMATION PASSED ON FROM RELATIVES IN UKRAINE

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Food Drink -- MenuService

Date learned: 10-14-1967

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FOOD, DRINK

IN UKRAINE, A TRADITIONAL FOOD IS CABBAGE ROLLS, FILLED WITH EITHER
MEAT OR RICE (USUALLY A COMBINATION OF THE TWO).

Submitter comment: INFORMANT RECEIVED INFORMATION PASSED ON FROM RELATIVES.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Food Drink -- MenuService

Date learned: 10-14-1967

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FOOD, DRINK

IN UKRAINE, A TRADITIONAL FOOD IS RED BEET SOUP WITH A KIND OF SMALL
DUMPLING (STUFFED WITH COOKED DRY MUSHROOMS) SOAKING IN THE SOUP.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM RELATIVES IN UKRAINE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Food Drink -- MenuService

Date learned: 10-14-1967

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EFFECT OF CUSTOM

INFORMANT'S FATHER IS OF ITALIAN (SICILIAN) DESCENT
AND WAS SERVED SPAGHETTI IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER FOR
SIXTEEN YEARS. NOW EVEN THE SIGHT OF SPAGHETTI
MAKES HIM NAUSEOUS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights

Subject headings: CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Daily Life
CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Measure of time Eating For menu, see N222.
Food Drink -- MenuService

Date learned: VARIOUS

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Don't drink - Milk with Fish - It was an old saying that fish
would poison milk so when people ate fish they didn't drink
milk.

James Callow comment: See Puckett, Ohio, nos. 6674, 9630, 10210, 15863-15864,
27492.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Food Drink -- MenuService
Food Drink -- Meat Fish and other animal life related to water
Food Drink -- Drink from animal product Milk

Date learned: 01001954 CA

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