RDP# 40: DAPPLED
late 16th century (earlier as an adjective): perhaps related to Old Norse depill ‘spot.’
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Dick and Jane (see them run) *
Hurried to the chapel
Where the sun shone through the windows
And the pews and floors were dappled.
They said their wedding vows,
Had a kiss
But not a grapple,
And went to have some lunch
With all their guests.
They offered scrapple.* So
It’s really no surprise that
people settled for an apple,
Washing down their lunches
With a glass of sparkling Snapple.
*You will catch this meaning only if you’re old enough to remember learning to read from the Dick and Jane books. See Spot run! Run, Jane, Run! Dick runs, too!”
I can’t even begin to tell you how bored I was in reading group. I was always getting into trouble for finishing the book and not staying on the same page as everyone else. BUT! I’ve never forgotten these characters, especially Spot. See Spot Run!
*scrapple, for those who are lucky enough never to have tasted it, is popular with a lot of people here in my corner of PA.
Scrapple is typically made of hog offal, (which should tell you a lot, right there!) such as the head, heart, liver, and other trimmings, which are boiled with any bones attached (often the entire head), to make a broth. Once cooked, bones and fat are removed, the meat is reserved, and (dry) cornmeal is boiled in the broth to make a mush. The meat, finely minced, is returned to the pot and seasonings, typically sage, thyme, savory, black pepper, and others are added.[3][4] The mush is formed into loaves and allowed to cool thoroughly until set. The proportions and seasoning are very much a matter of the region and the cook’s taste.[5]
People here of a very thrifty Pennsylvania Dutch lineage like to say that scrapple uses every part of a pig except the “oink.” I’m not a native, and to me it just tastes like liver. And yes, I’ve tasted everyone’s great-grandmother Anna’s secret recipe. It tastes like liver. I don’t like liver. Blech. Deplorable stuff.
Just Writing! 
Your commentary is hilarious. Thanks for an educational piece, as well! Blech indeed!
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Humorous and informative. I hope never to eat scrapple! (It sounds worse than haggis!)
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Yup, I’d have to agree 🙂
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This was great fun to read!
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Good. Mission accomplished 🙂
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This obviously wasn’t for the “Tell Me Something Good” prompt. 🙂
Folks around here — and I think in Quebec, too — know this as “Head Cheese.” yeah, the whole head goes in. Never tried it, thank you. It would rank beside frog’s legs on my list of foods I hope to sample someday. As for liver, you’ve expressed my sentiments exactly.
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Right. Blech. 🙂
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