Odd History of the Term "Upper Crust"

07/09/21 • 5 min

Discover the odd history of the term "Upper Crust". It begins in England in the 1400s, winds it's way through English history of the 1700s and then into United States history in the 1800s before taking on the meaning we now give to the term, "Upper Crust".
Host: Stephen Carter, CEO Stress Solutions, LLC - https://www.EFT-MD.com; Email: [email protected].
Listen to previous episodes: https://www.spreaker.com/show/history-of-everyday-sayings
Technical information: Recorded with Audio Hijack; fist edits with Audacity; leveled with Levelator; final edits and rendering with Hindenburg Journalist Pro.
Mic: EV RE320.
Source: Robert Hendrickson, "The QPB Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins"; pages 858 - 859.
Key words: upper crust, upper class, aristocracy,

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Information Source:
Robert Hendrickson, "The QPB Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins"; page 397.
Host: Stephen Carter;
Email: [email protected];
Technical Information:
Recording and first editing DAW: Audacity;
Leveled with Levelator;
Final editing and publishing DAW, Hindenburg Journalist Pro.
Microphone: Sudotack
Key Words:
hell on wheels, trains, Union Pacific, wild west, old west,

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Email: [email protected];
Technical information:
Recording and initial editing DAW: Audacity.
Final edits and rendering: Hindenburg Journalist Pro.
Microphone: EV RE320
Sources:
Robert Henrickson, "The QPB Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins", page 680.
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