Word: asparagus
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Dates: during 1882-1882
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...back everything two or three times until he gets some one thing that satisfies him. Let everything be well cooked, and the expenses will be much lessened. The steward does not seem to have learned yet how much it takes to supply the hall. The other evening at dinner asparagus was on the bill of fare. Any man who came at half-past six was told that the asparagus was all out. This thing occurs almost every night. Something or other always gives out in about a half-hour. There is no need to enumerate other short-comings; every...