Of course I was kidding. I thought the change of the name was one of
the dumber marketing ploys here. I checked my dictionary and evidently
rapeseed oil was a move to more gentility. It was originally just
called rape(a member of the mustard family) and the product was rape
oil(gasp!). The root is Greek and moved to Latin and then to middle
English in 1300-1400.
On Apr 28, 2004, at 8:44 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
>
> As you wish Winsor.... I wonder where the name came from.
>
> Chris
>
> On 28 Apr 2004, at 06:35, Winsor Crosby wrote:
>
>>
>> Much too racy for our Puritan sensibilities across the water. Canola,
>> not rapeseed, please. :-)
Winsor
Long Beach, California
USA
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