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Re Boyd note on PNIN's "cruchon" (Kriushon)
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From: Galya Diment <galya@u.washington.edu>
The word -- and the drink -- was actually used in my Russian household in
the 1960s and 1970s. It may have been misused but it basically meant
something akin to "kissel'" (another fruit drink, usually made out of
cranberries) but without starch and, if memory serves me correctly, with
or without alcohol. I even remember something like that in Soviet menus at
the time -- unless I am dreaming.
Galya Diment
The word -- and the drink -- was actually used in my Russian household in
the 1960s and 1970s. It may have been misused but it basically meant
something akin to "kissel'" (another fruit drink, usually made out of
cranberries) but without starch and, if memory serves me correctly, with
or without alcohol. I even remember something like that in Soviet menus at
the time -- unless I am dreaming.
Galya Diment