where does the term soup to nuts come from
Soup to nuts "Soup to nuts" is an American English idiom that conveys the meaning of "from beginning to end". It is derived from the description of a full course dinner, in which courses progress from soup to a dessert of nuts. It is comparable to expressions in other languages, such as the Latin phrase ab ovo usque ad mala ("from the egg to the apples"), describing the typical Roman meal.
Animal Crackers in My Soup "Animal Crackers in My Soup" was a song introduced by Shirley Temple in the 1935 film Curly Top (At approx. 00:11:00-00:14:00.) The lyrics were written by Irving Caesar and Ted Koehler and the music by Ray Henderson,[1][2] sheet music published by Sam Fox Publishing Company.[3][4]