http://www.word-detective.com/2008/08/canning/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/08/canning/comment-page-1/#comment-160 words1 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:34:38 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=507#comment-160 Oops (x 2). Fixed it -- thanks. Oops (x 2). Fixed it — thanks.

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2008/08/canning/comment-page-1/#comment-159 marcparis Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:44:50 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=507#comment-159 A little error: it's Nicolas Appert, not Alpert (although, like Herb Alpert, he used a metal instrument). In French, "appertiser" is still used to men "to can". A little error: it’s Nicolas Appert, not Alpert (although, like Herb Alpert, he used a metal instrument). In French, “appertiser” is still used to men “to can”.

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