Word: cake
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...shopping, and cooking. Planning the meals requires imagination, and the girls take pride in the variety and excellence of their cooking. No one has to be afraid of mistakes, however. The girls are tolerant of errors and there is always someone ready to pitch in and help if the cake doesn't rise, or something "just goes wrong" with the mashed potatoes...
...thieves apparently entered through a back door, tossed a ham hock from the refrigerator to a watchdog (he was still gnawing contentedly when the police arrived), greased the bottom of the safe with a cake of soap and dragged it away. The money included two $10,000 and 200 $1,000 bills. At week's end, the cops were baffled...
...December with an old Spanish custom (candlelight processions symbolizing the search for shelter by Mary and Joseph). They conclude it on Jan. 6 with an old Italian custom (giving gifts to children for the Festival of the Three Kings) and an old French custom (cutting up a cake containing a figurine of the Christ Child). Between times, they observe an old Franco-Spanish custom (displaying crèches showing Christ in the manger), an old European custom (hanging stockings), an old English custom (sending cards), an old German custom (decrating Christmas trees), and an old U.S. custom (receiving presents from...
...rolls, 2) 24 pats of butter, 3) one pint of cider, 4) a triple chef's salad, 5)3 four-egg cheese omelette, 6) a double order of French fries, 7) four pieces of toast, 8) a double portion of strawberry shortcake, 9) one slice of chocolate layer cake, 10) one piece of cheesecake, 11) one pear tart, 12) one cheese sandwich, 13) one egg salad sandwich, 14) two portions of mocha nut cake, 15) a dessert of cottage cheese and peaches covered with sour cream, then refused cream & sugar with her coffee because "they're fattening...
...women, chat over "real home-cooked" food. Last week at lunch, every-joined in on a chorus of "For he's a jolly good fellow" to congratulate a Pakistani on being a father of a baby boy, born 11,000 miles away. Birthdays also demand a big celebration with cake and all the fixings...