For a change not a post about food, unless reading this book is food for thought.
From Santa Claus (after the Dutch folklore saint Sinterklaas) and his sleigh (the pronunciation of the Dutch slee is almost identical) to a dumbhead talking poppycock, but also the dollar (named after de daalder) and Yankees (Jan Kees Dutch first [...]
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