re: #249 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

European eggs are not washed and thus retain their natural protective coating. They are also sold unrefrigerated although I always put them in the fridge as soon as they get back

why we are discussing these heavy questions, why do we use refrigerator without a D and “fridge” with a D in the middle?

that has puzzled me for nearly 40 years now…

Probably to imitate the spelling of “bridge” or “fudge.” The root of the word comes from Latin.

Latin refrigeratus, past participle of refrigerare, from re- + frigerare to cool, from frigor-, frigus cold —

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Of course, the Romans probably would have used a hard “g” but the French influence on English (e after g softens the consonant) killed that idea.