Word: beefing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Association: "We are against Government support in general. We support the law of supply and demand, but we need price support and emergency livestock loans." In Douglas County, Wash., Rancher Gary Dalin swelled with pride because his 16-year-old daughter Heidi had just been named local Beef Princess. But in other respects he bemoaned the farmer's lot. Said he: "Just when the price begins to get a little better, we're seeing cows coming in from Canada and Mexico and frozen beef from Australia...
...then we'll move on to Elsie's, because the beef in the stronganoff is as tempting as a squash ball. There were, as always, leftovers from breakfast, which today included quiche lorraine, but most of us couldn't wait until four when the quiche defrosted...
Monday, January 10--It was raining cats and dogs outside, tunaburgers and beef stroganoff inside. Now we'll take for granted the fact that the former are not to be eaten, just avoided, and move on to the latter...
Finally, to bring matters to a head and your appetite to a loss, Saturday's dinner was that old standby of roast beef au jus, which is served by the kitchens for the same reason that newspapers print big pictures and run columns like this--to take up space. Only kidding now. Please pass the mulligatawny crackers...
...guest quarters. The Georgians were undemanding guests, going their own way from their farmerly rising at 6 a.m. and making only one special request: they asked for dinner one night on 15 minutes' notice. The staff, trained to fulfill the whims of princes and potentates, whisked filet of beef onto a table formally laid for twelve. Half of Washington would have crawled over broken glass to dine with a President-elect, but the Carters simply called in some wide-eyed young staffers to enjoy the meal...