How the hot dog got its name: Reference Staff Pick for Jan. 23, 2006
Curious, Useful, Edifying, Inspiring:
The Reference Books of McCabe Library
Staff Pick for the week of January 23rd, 2006
Panati’s Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things
Call Number: Ref AG6 .P37 1989
Chosen by: Ed Fuller, General Reference Librarian
Ed says:
"Did you know that chewing gum and Silly Putty began as substitutes for rubber, or that ketchup started before tomatoes, or how the hot dog got its name? This book is a trivia lover’s romp through the origins of hundreds of everyday objects and great fun to just flip through."
