On Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 9:10:06 AM UTC-4, tert in seattle wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 5:50:05 PM UTC-4, tert in seattle wrote:
> >> <http://tracybriggs.areavoices.com/2016/03/19/attention-fellow-midwesterners-jello-isnt-salad/>
> >
> > What are Ms. Briggs' credentials as a culinary anthropologist?
> >
> >> it's a little long - I did read some of it, and learned that apparently
> >> some clever marketing types came up with the brilliant idea of naming
> >> desserts "salad"
> >>
> >> proving again that HL Mencken was correct
> >
> > The dictionary, which describes rather than prescribes usage, offers
> > this definition of "salad":
> >
> ><http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salad>
>
> I didn't know that MW is "the" dictionary!

OED was similar, although since we're talking about the American
Midwest, it didn't seem germane.

Cindy Hamilton