Word of the Day: Salmagundi

You'll note on the background information you were given about Washington Irving that he and his brother wrote an anthology of stories called Salmagundi. So, I imagine everyone is wondering about this word. Doubtless, many of you have already looked up the word on your own, but for those who have not:

Salmagundi: (n) -- A mixture or miscellany; potpourri, smorgasbord, witch's brew, farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag

According to World Wide Word's Michael Quinion: Though this is now used mainly in a figurative sense, it was first attached in English to a dish of chopped meat, anchovies and eggs, garnished with onions, lemon juice, oil and other condiments. A right dog’s breakfast, in fact.

N.B. Consider the reasons that Washington Irving may have written under the pseudonyms "Jonathan Oldstyle" and "Geoffrey Crayon."