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Originally Posted by GrannyGrump
bakus :
‘There’s no one at home,’ said Mrs. Beale; ‘wait a bit till I go along to the bakus with the meat, and I’ll fetch it along.’
backhouse? some sort of pantry or larder?
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What is the 'it' Mrs. Beale's going to 'fetch along'
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Originally Posted by Doitsu
After looking at a couple of hits in Google Books, I believe that susanside is a slang term for suicide.
As for "to the bakus," maybe this is slang for "to the baker's."
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Not familiar with 'susanside' for suicide. In the 1950-60's I can recall 'sausage fried' being common in London, as in "Wot 'appened to Fred". "Fred? Oh, he sausaged hisself."
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Originally Posted by GrannyGrump
Wow, I didn't get any susansides hits except for some Facebook links, etc. for someone named Susan Sides. Your suggestion sounds right. Thank you.
Bakus, I am not sure... taking meat to the baker sounds strange.
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Taking meat to bakers not so strange, I've seen it in Italy and Corsica - to slow roast all day in dying embers. No doubt it happened in London too. I have a vague memory of Stein or Toklas writing about it happening in France. Or maybe Némirovsky.
So 'bakus' for bakehouse, but that sounds American to me. Unless the 'k' is signifying an Essex glottal stop.
BR