I contend that "hassenpfeffer," while it means the same as "hasenpfeffer," is not a German word at all, but an English word adapted from the original German word. From Wordnik.com. ["Darn you to heck, Edward Willett, darn you to heck!"] Reference
That being the case, I believe I can believably contend that the correct English spelling is, in fact, "hassenpfeffer," and if one is to call it "hasenpfeffer" one is using a German word, and should properly also italicize it, as is the custom with foreign words in English text. From Wordnik.com. ["Darn you to heck, Edward Willett, darn you to heck!"] Reference
To use "hasenpfeffer" and not italicize it is incorrect. From Wordnik.com. ["Darn you to heck, Edward Willett, darn you to heck!"] Reference
– Mitt & Michele, schlemiel, schlimazel, hasenpfeffer incorporated!!. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Bachmann claims Romney doesn’t believe RomneyCare was ‘a good thing for’ Massachusetts.] Reference
I shot a 1 ⁄ 12-inch group at 20 yards — plenty good to render rabbit into hasenpfeffer. From Wordnik.com. [What's the Best Survival Weapon?] Reference
I, of course, have never argued that the proper German spelling is anything other than "hasenpfeffer.". From Wordnik.com. ["Darn you to heck, Edward Willett, darn you to heck!"] Reference
If you search for the "correct" spelling, "hasenpfeffer," all you get is a bunch of boring recipes for cooking rabbit. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-11-05] Reference
Now, as far as the spelling of Hassenpfeffer goes ... yes, Janet's quite right, the correct German spelling is "hasenpfeffer.". From Wordnik.com. ["Darn you to heck, Edward Willett, darn you to heck!"] Reference
As you probably noticed, neither "hassenpfeffer" or "hasenpfeffer" appear anywhere within the text, which I'm sure was a great relief. From Wordnik.com. [Lost in Translation] Reference
Even if he managed to shoot something, I doubted my family was going to join us in squirrel hasenpfeffer, or stew, one of Mr. Rinella's signature dishes. From Wordnik.com. [The Thrill of the (Bloodless) Hunt] Reference
"But you, you traitor, you deserter," I snapped through the doorway of the small front room, "you're going to star in an experiment to see if parrots make good hasenpfeffer.". From Wordnik.com. [Petty Pewter Gods]
But I've always found that appropriate: At the end of a cold winter's day spent chasing the big rabbits, while the rest of the world was trapped inside, the experience of sitting down to a hot bowl of hasenpfeffer should be savored. From Wordnik.com. [How to Hunt Snowshoe Hares] Reference
Traipsing in between all this Hellspawn hasenpfeffer are noted has-been movie icons Stuart Witman, Janet Leigh, DeForest Kelly and Rory Calhoun, each one testing their acting mantle in respond to good luck charms the size of an SUV. From Wordnik.com. [PopMatters]
“Don’t you worry, little fellow, we won’t be serving hasenpfeffer anytime soon!”. From Wordnik.com. [The Multiplying Menace] Reference
And I didn’t know what hasenpfeffer was, but I could tell it wasn’t anything a rabbit would appreciate being a part of. From Wordnik.com. [The Multiplying Menace] Reference
BC has teh noms fur hasenpfeffer!. From Wordnik.com. [Tust me . . . ur - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
In MI it's pretty much hasenpfeffer. From Wordnik.com. [Anybody know of what you can hunt in March for small game?] Reference
As in, "Cook, bring my my hasenpfeffer!". From Wordnik.com. [Expert: McCain's Ads Won't Be All Down Until End Of Today] Reference
You can use him for hasenpfeffer for all I care!. From Wordnik.com. [The Multiplying Menace] Reference
Nobunny-the nom de hasenpfeffer of. From Wordnik.com. [Chicago Reader] Reference
Sliced hasenpfeffer!. From Wordnik.com. [Camoflauge Bunneh - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
Wares mai hasenpfeffer?. From Wordnik.com. [Scuse me - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
11 minutes ago, -0/+1I can has hasenpfeffer?. From Wordnik.com. [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference
The recipes are all there, in European cookbooks, marked, well, “Hare”- jugged hare, civet du lievre, hasenpfeffer. From Wordnik.com. [Recipes] Reference
As he watches the black leather clad surfer surfing towards the shore to deliver his herpes, he hears whispering in the woods, coming from all around quietly at first and then suddenly louder …” One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, Schlimiel, schlimazel, hasenpfeffer, incorporated.”. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Today’s Comic: The Airwolf Rescue] Reference
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