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Word: butters (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Offensively, it was a rather strange game for the varsity. Its "bread and butter" plays--the power plays over tackle and the "dives" into the middle of the opposing line--brought very little yardage; and time and again in crucial situations all seemed to depend on the ability of quarterback Charlie Ravenel to come up with a tricky maneuvre which Princeton would not expect...

Author: By John P. Demos, | Title: Tigers Beat Varsity in Close Contest | 11/10/1958 | See Source »

Plainly Personal. In part, the Democratic wins followed the tradition favoring the party out of White House power in off-year elections. But even more, the 1958 election was based on bread-and-butter issues and on personalities. In state after state, voters showed themselves willing to split their tickets to elect the most attractive candidates, regardless of party. Rockefeller's win was plainly personal-and so was Knowland's defeat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ELECTIONS: The Meaning of 1958 | 11/10/1958 | See Source »

Shortly after Oklahoma had made Rodgers and Hammerstein the best-known combination since bread and butter, Mr. Hammerstein is said to have taken a large ad in Variety, the theatrical trade paper. It gave a long list of the flops with which he had been connected, and under these the words, "I've done it before and I can do it again...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Flower Drum Song | 10/31/1958 | See Source »

...memory of this fellowship I carry emblazoned on my fading consciousness. It is the memory of staggering upstairs from the dining hall to my moist and tropical room, my belly swelled with an evening feast of boiled potato, wads of creamy butter, rice pudding, French bread, crispy pie crust and glass upon glass of tepid milk. (It is of such starch that tomorrow's leaders are made.) It is the memory of a genial House superintendent humbly whistling an Irish air as he searched musty closets for machine-guns, hashish, Radcliffe girls and other contraband. It is the memory...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A HOUSE IS A HOME | 10/23/1958 | See Source »

...cold water. Roll out into 16-in. by 10-in. rectangle and cut into 16 10-in. by 1-in. strips. Wrap one strip around each apple slice. Arrange, without touching sides, in 13-in. by 9-in. by 2-in. baking pan. Brush with ⅓ cup melted butter; sprinkle with ½ cup sugar mixed with 1 tsp. cinnamon. Pour ½ cup of water over pastries. Bake (450°) 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown. Serve warm or cold, plain or with cream...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PROMOTION: The $25,000 Dumpling | 10/6/1958 | See Source »

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