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Posted By: GUEST,wyrdolafr
02-Sep-12 - 04:00 PM
Thread Name: what is a jolly jack tart
Subject: RE: what is a jolly jack tart
A small dainty citrus cake made in the galley kitchens during the Napoleonic wars. The size of the serving was enough to help keep scurvy at bay.

Interestingly, this cake relates to the song 'the Handsome Cabin Boy'. The 'jolly' is actually a corruption of 'joli/e', being French for 'pretty' or 'nice' rather than 'jolly', and Jack is actually Jacques. It's basically 'Pretty Jack' tart.

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