Word: creams
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Mike dreamed of becoming a professional basketball player -- but hey, it was "Mischief Night," the eve before Halloween, and the 14-year-old had another sport on his mind: Jew baiting. Using a can of shaving cream, he sprayed the words F--- YOU JEW BAGEL, without the dash, on the garage of Eugene Markovitz, 67, the oldest and most prominent rabbi in Clifton, N. J. Joining the fun were Mike's pals Johnny (whose best friend, he says, is Jewish) and Peter (whose grandfather rescued Holocaust Jews in Holland). I HATE JEWS, scrawled one boy. GO BACK TO YOUR...
...almost two years Markovitz couldn't bring himself to clean the profanities from his garage. The rain washed away a top layer of cream, but a legible residue was left behind. "I could have painted it 100 times," he says, staring at a fading swastika. "How could four kids from the neighborhood, whose parents are fairly prominent, do this? I decided I would try to bring some cure to it. Then I'd repaint...
...Mets, for instance, serve Steve's ice cream at Shea Stadium. They served Haagen-Dazs in the 1980s. Q.E.D...
...however, write a friendly letter to Baskin-Robbins regarding another matter. A friend mentioned that she knew someone spending time in Ecuador who missed Pralines 'n Cream. I wrote to Baskin-Robbins asking how one would get some of this flavor to Ecuador. They sent me an informative letter in return, and they did include a coupon for a free cone. And my friend sent some ice cream to Ecuador. Andrew T. Starr...
...pair of overillustrated but authentic books on country cooking from France and Italy. Recipes from a French Herb Garden by Geraldene Holt (Simon & Schuster; $24.95) is as helpful with its gardening instructions as with its recipes. If my lavender ever blooms, I'm going to try the ice cream with fresh lavender flowers and muscat. The companion book, Recipes from an Italian Farmhouse by Valentina Harris (Simon & Schuster; $24.95), is equally beautiful but can be a bit too authentic. I thought the sausage-meat-risotto recipe sounded good right down to the one- half cup of fresh pig's blood...