Word: feasts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...subject by Alan Hull Walton tells us that the pith from the branch of the pomegranate tree and the testes of animals were considered hot stuff. So were certain foods. "If envious age relax the nuptial knot," advised the poet Martial, "thy food be scallions, and thy feast shallot." Onions were a favorite, as were garlic, pepper, savory, cabbage, asparagus, eggs, pineapples, snails ("but without sauce," cautioned the fastidious Petronius) and just about any creature dredged from Aphrodite's watery birthplace...
...labels of food packages or how closely they scan the newspapers for reports of pesticide scares, they can never be 100% sure that what they eat and drink is 100% safe. Such a guarantee has never existed and never will. Nonetheless, the odds of surviving the daily chemical feast seem pretty good. If food and water were as dangerous as some people think, a lot more of us would be getting sick. U.S. food and water supplies have undeniable problems that need increased attention from the Government and consumers. Even so, the current climate of panic and paranoia...
...RELIGION: A feast of Christian art from Africa...
Commander Michael L. Coats and his crew were awakened at 3:16 a.m. and, in a surprise, showed up for breakfast wearing business suits and ties. Fine china and candles adorned the table for the steak and eggs feast...
...surface, Secretary of State James Baker's confirmation hearings last month were a love feast. Helms exuded courtesy, calling Baker "Secretary Jim." But the North Carolina Senator and his allies used the occasion to declare themselves on some potentially troublesome issues: Salvadoran rightist Roberto D'Aubuisson may be an admirable patriot who has got a bum rap for the death squads, and Winnie Mandela is a terrorist...