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The food writer Daniel Rogov claims that the phrase "Blue-Plate Special" was first used on 22 October 1892, on a menu of a Fred Harvey restaurant on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad. It is an American colloquial expression. It became popular in the 1920's, a time when blue dishes were a common. It refers to a specially-low-priced meal, usually changing daily.
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