Consisting of a melange of flesh, vegetables, fruits, and aromatic ingredients attractively, even mathematically presented, this dish, savored by both buccaneer and the goodman of the house, shares its name with a collection of sketches, poems, and parodies written by two brothers and a brother-in-law. The history of the name is likely entwined with that of a man who died the same week he was christened and married. What is the name?

lanfranco

I'll guess that this is "Salmagundi," the name of which is also the title of a work by Washington Irving and related to the rhyme "Solomon Grundy." It also happens to be the title of the literary magazine at the boarding school I attended. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmagundi Oct 22 07, 9:02 PM

queproblema

Right on. Irving's older brother, William, and their sister's husband, James Paulding, collaborated on the book. Here's the table of contents: http://www.questia.com/library/book/salmagundi-by-washington-irving-william-irving-james-paulding.jsp Anyone concerned her daughter may take up waltzing should read this: http://18thcenturyreadingroom.blogspot.com/2006/01/item-of-day-irvings-salmagundi-1814.html Oct 22 07, 9:17 PM