Semper Ubi Sub Ubi
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D Goorevitch:
November 22nd, 2011 at 12:05 pm
So the modern usage comes from bad medieval food. That’s a far cry from the legendary origin! In fact, it’s its opposite. It’s like a “spoonful of sugar,” “holding one’s nose and voting….”