The mince-pie was re-christened "Nightmare," veal cutlets "Dyspepsia," Escalloped lobster "Fits," lemon sherbet "Colic," coffee "Palpitation," and so on, even to the pretty sack of confectionery which was labelled "Toothache."
"Spinning-Wheel Stories"
Louisa May Alcott
Howells tells in his book how Clemens, with Twichell, "suddenly stormed in," and immediately began to eat and drink: I can see him now as he stood up in the midst of our friends, with his head thrown back, and in his hand a dish of those Escalloped oysters without which no party in Cambridge was really a party, exulting in the tale of his adventure, which had abounded in the most original characters and amusing incidents at every mile of their progress.
"Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete The Personal And Literary Life Of Samuel Langhorne Clemens"
Albert Bigelow Paine Last Updated: February 20, 2009
It is nearly round, having diameters of about twenty and twenty-five feet, the sides being corrugated and funnel-shaped, and at the depth of thirty feet opening out into a cavern of unfathomable depth, the rim of the spring having beautifully Escalloped edges.
"The Discovery of Yellowstone Park"
Nathaniel Pitt Langford