Is Melba Toast Actually Toast? - Democratic Underground

CO Liberal

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Fri Jun-04-04 03:16 PM
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Is Melba Toast Actually Toast?

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afraid_of_the_dark

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Fri Jun-04-04 03:17 PM
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1. I'm just wondering who "Melba" is...

and what on earth did she do to her toast to make it look like that?

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Doctor Pedantic

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Fri Jun-04-04 03:32 PM
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4. Wasn't she a famous opera singer or something?

For some reason that rings a bell. I think a hotel restaurant invented this for her. Anyone else remember the story?

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DifferentStrokes

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Fri Jun-04-04 04:51 PM
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6. Yup, Escoffier no less

Story here and she groused about not getting any royalties.

Her picture is on Australia's $100 bill, which might give a clue to this one person industry who finally ended up patenting her name in self defense.

http://www.lyricoperaofwaco.org/education/voices/audio/TIME_com%20Nellie%20Melba%20--%20October%2025,%201999.htm

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Servo300

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Fri Jun-04-04 03:20 PM
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2. Yes, and well toasted! (n/t)

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underpants

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Fri Jun-04-04 03:21 PM
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3. No I think that is a region of Australia

but I could be wrong.

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DifferentStrokes

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Fri Jun-04-04 03:46 PM
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5. Celebrated opera star Nellie Melba

Edited on Fri Jun-04-04 04:07 PM by DifferentStrokes

had many things named in her honor. Besides the toast, in the food category there is Peach Melba.

Here's the story about the toast.

http://www.oldlondonmelba.com/about/about.html

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