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...beat or a rapper cameo, the work of Kanye West and Snoop Dogg were definitely welcome variation on Legend’s previous album. Legend’s attempt to be truly classic and stand alone on the album is admirable, but this album lacks the frit and variety necessary to pull this...
...barely spelle or pronownce. These platters have such names as ortolans á la périgourdine, chausson de jambon au foie gras et truffes, polio in umido, media yemista, klephtiko charti, kalua pig, civet de lievre, poularde de Bresse a la demi-deuil, moussaka, agnello in vescica con ginepro, frit-tatas, beignets, gaufrettes, gazpacho, gefullte Schweinerippchen, pastello di pesce, dim sum, kaeng keao wan, shashlik, crudites, ratatouille, pho, ktapodi krassato, calfs head (aargh!) caillou, grenouilles, escargots, mousselines, and such exotick sweetmeats as oeufs a la neige, zabaglione, tarte des Demoiselles Tatin and Sachertorte mit Schlag...
...Ferro Corp. of Cleveland is the world's largest maker of frit. Frit? Yes, frit. Ferro's main product is a powdery flaked glass that melts at 1,500° heat into the chief ingredient of porcelain enamel, the familiar coating on bathtubs, basins and ceramic tile. Since many appliances are also sprayed with or submerged in frit, Ferro is profiting not only from the U.S. appliance boom but from the rapidly expanding appliance market abroad. This week Ferro announced an 8% gain in first-quarter sales to $21 million; with 1963 sales that hit a record...
...Frit is made from paper-thin sheets of glass that are broken up by vibration, then placed in spinning drums filled with balls, where the glass is pulverized into powder. The use of frit-the name is unaccountably derived from the French frit, or fried-is an ancient art. The Egyptians excelled in making jewelry ornamented with frit, and the British Museum owns a fritted warrior's shield more than 1,000 years old. Now that the art has become a thriving modern industry, there are plenty of frit makers. Ferro has managed to outsell all of them...
...company has diversified into chemicals, fiber glass and heating units, but frit still accounts for 45% of its sales. Though enamel has largely disappeared from pots and pans, and stoves are often made of stainless steel nowadays, Ferro has made up for such losses by aggressively seeking out new uses for frit. The material is now used on classroom chalkboards, automobile mufflers and jet-engine afterburners. Ferro also turns out frit-based golf-hole markers and road markers, is developing a fertilizer business in which it mixes frit with zinc, boron and molybdenum. Porcelain enamel "skin" sections are hanging...