smearcase

See also: smear case

English

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Etymology

In Pennsylvanian usage, borrowed from Pennsylvania German Schmierkaes. (In Texas, presumably from the cognate equivalent in Texas German.) Compare schmear, from Yiddish.

Noun

smearcase (uncountable)

  1. (US, Texas, Pennsylvania, especially Pennsylvania Dutch English) Cottage cheese.
    • 1909, Eva Greene Fuller, The Up-To-Date Sandwich Book: 400 Ways to Make a Sandwich, page 108:
      GERMAN CLUB SANDWICH: Thin slices of pumpernickel, rye, and white bread are used for this sandwich. Rub half a pound of smearcase until smooth, add three tablespoonfuls of thick cream and two of melted butter; season with pepper and salt. Spread some of this cheese mixture on a buttered slice of pumpernickel bread, followed by a slice of rye covered with cheese, covered with a slice of buttered white bread. Garnish with slice of pickle.

References

  • Hyams and Rodman Fromkin, An Introduction to Language, seventh edition, page 451 (documents use in West Virginia and Pennsylvania)

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