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LEFT WING LOONS Title: Did Elizabeth Warren Plagiarize Her 'Pow Wow Chow' Recipes? The credibility of Massachusetts Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren took another hit today as Boston radio talk show host Howie Carr released evidence that appears to confirm Ms. Warren may have plagiarized at least three of the five recipes she submitted to the 1984 Pow Wow Chow cookbook edited by her cousin Candy Rowsey. Two of the possibly plagiarized recipes, said in the Pow Wow Chow cookbook to have been passed down through generations of Oklahoma Native American members of the Cherokee tribe, are described in a New York Times News Service story as originating at Le Pavilion, a fabulously expensive French restaurant in Manhattan. The dishes were said to be particular favorites of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and Cole Porter. The two recipes, "Cold Omelets with Crab Meat" and "Crab with Tomato Mayonnaise Dressing," appear in an article titled Cold Omelets with Crab Meat, written by Pierre Franey of the New York Times News Service that was published in the August 22, 1979 edition of the Virgin Islands Daily News, a copy of which can be seen here. Ms. Warrens 1984 recipe for Crab with Tomato Mayonnaise Dressing is a word-for-word copy of Mr. Franeys 1979 recipe. Mrs. Warrens 1984 recipe for Cold Omelets with Crab Meat contains all four of the ingredients listed in Mr. Franeys 1979 recipe in the exact same portion but lists five additional ingredients. More significantly, her instructions are virtually a word for word copy of Mr. Franeys instructions from this 1979 article. Both instructions specify the use of a seven inch Teflon pan. The 1984 Pow Wow Chow recipe reads: Use a small omelet pan, or, preferably, a seven-inch Teflon pan. Heat about one-half teaspoon butter in the pan. Add about one-third cup of the egg mixture. Let cook until firm and lightly brown on the bottom, stirring quickly with a fork until the omelet starts to set. When set slip a large pancake turner under the omelet starts to set. When set, slip a large pancake turner under the omelet and turn it quickly to the other side. Let cook about five seconds. Remember, you want to produce a flat omelet, not a typical folded omelet. Turn the omelets out flat onto a sheet of was paper. Continue making omelets until all the egg mixture is used. Ms. Warrens instructions are word-for-word copies of Mr. Franeys 1979 instructions for this recipe, with one exception. Ms. Warren says, Let cook until firm and lightly brown
and Mr. Franey says Let cook until firm and lightly browned
[emphasis added] Mr. Franey elaborates in this 1979 article on the origins of the recipe: When I was chef at Le Pavilion it enjoyed a considerable esteem in America, and the owner, Henri Soule, had one particular specialty that he would ask to have prepared for his pet customers. The dish was a great favorite of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and Cole Porter. It is a delicate and interesting creation, especially good for summer dining. It consists of small omelets, flavored with herbs and bits of tomato, served cold with a crab meat filling
This is not the usual oval-shaped omelet rolled over a filling and served hot. It is a flat omelet that is cooked like a pancake and turned over once on the skillet, then served cold. Mr. Franey does not suggest that the Duke and Duchess of Windsor enjoyed Cold Omelets with Crab Meat due to any claim on their behalf of Cherokee ancestry, though it is true that the Duchess was American born. The third potentially plagiarized recipe, "Herbed Tomatoes," appears to be copied from this 1959 recipe from Better Homes and Garden. Ms. Warren s campaign has not commented on the suggestion that she may have plagiarized her recipe contributions to the Pow Wow Chow cookbook. Sales of the Pow Wow Chow have heated up on Amazon since this controversy began, vaulting from a lowly 1.2 million ranking book to number 11,289 early this morning.
Poster Comment: Ok, she's a liar, a cheat and a plagiarist... (I'll bet rat-boy lovesher!)
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#2. To: Capitalist Eric (#0)
I used to care about this kind of stuff. Now I see it as fodder for the party hacks, especially since it happened over 30 years ago. Recipes - how important are they? I know, someone will write that they are indicative of her character. IMO they're all a bunch of characters, so I don't really care.
If a member of your own family made up crap to advantage themselves over others, lying and deceiving to do it, would you care?
Most people give their own family members a pass. You know.... that blood's thicker than water stuff.
Well I know in my own family you won't get a pass among us, though you won't necessarily be brought up on criminal charges either, (identity fraud in our family's case against another family member), if you come clean and accept the consequences of your actions and take them on yourself rather than try to perpetuate the fraud. Yes, the family member was forgiven, but only because they stepped up to the plate. Had they not, it would have been very tough on them and they'd have faced criminal charges from the family member they had wronged.
Are you talking about my sister now?
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