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Latest post Mon, Mar 12 2007 1:46 AM by Marius Hancu. 1 replies.
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Teeny  +  338219 Mon, 12 Mar 07 01:13 AM

i work in a restaurant and we have a salad with duck "cracklins" in it. my chef writes it this way - cracklins'. the g has been dropped on purpose. i guess it is a southern thing! to me that looks possesive. it has been many years since i have taken an english class, so please forgive my idiocy in something that may be so simple to some! i think that it should be written cracklin's because doesn't the apostrophe replace the missing letter?!?!?! please help me solve this. it is driving me nuts!
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Marius Hancu  +  338230 Mon, 12 Mar 07 01:46 AM
Some people use the apostrophe as kind of a plural indicator. Non-standard.

I've also found this:
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Sonoma Salad with Liberty Duck Cracklins.

Place fresh mesclun mix or
baby lettuces on individual serving plates. Dress with salt and
pepper, extra virgin olive oil and Balsamic vinegar. Use the trimmed
duck skin to make cracklins by frying it in a hot pan until crisp. Add
these flavorful warm cracklins to the top of the salad and serve
immediately.

http://www.winecountry.com/winecountry_publication/archive/2004/09/food_wine/recipes/liberty_duck.html
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