tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post7373999807468403466..comments2024-03-29T01:33:22.669-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: Old West glossary, no. 14Ron Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-47825206726404205022011-07-10T06:50:13.126-07:002011-07-10T06:50:13.126-07:00Best bib and tucker - My grandfather used that one...Best bib and tucker - My grandfather used that one.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-400524197979763122011-07-06T07:37:03.838-07:002011-07-06T07:37:03.838-07:00Charles, big fan of cornbread, too, but never grew...Charles, big fan of cornbread, too, but never grew up with that term for it.<br /><br />Oscar, researching this term I came across a turn of the century court case regarding alleged toxic effect of chewing wax (paraffin); I remember it from the old canning days, too.<br /><br />Elisabeth, now I have to watch HONDO.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-4536476262435509632011-07-04T14:05:05.441-07:002011-07-04T14:05:05.441-07:00"Caught a tartar" reminds me of the scen..."Caught a tartar" reminds me of the scene in <i>Hondo</i> where the young lieutenant tells the story he learned at West Point...I'll bet that's where the expression originated.Elisabeth Grace Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073159989691222645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-72262157689243773892011-07-04T10:14:33.144-07:002011-07-04T10:14:33.144-07:00We used to chew wax as a kid. My mother used it fo...We used to chew wax as a kid. My mother used it for sealing canning jars.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-39598324656045188822011-07-04T07:43:20.553-07:002011-07-04T07:43:20.553-07:00Corn Pone. That brought back memories. I love this...Corn Pone. That brought back memories. I love this stuff.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com