Word: lighter
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...parlor interior is smaller but much lighter and brighter than Pewter Pot's. The menu is also twice as extensive. A silver-haired, grandmotherly woman will smile and bring you coffee while your waitress waddles over in her Elizabethan pantaloons. A glance down the menu reveals nothing exotic-just square Middle American fare. The only ethnic flavor maybe is a pale, faint hint of Pennsylvania Dutch that is suggested by the filling hot sandwiches and gravybread. The hot roast beef sandwich comes with a good bowl of French onion soup, the sopped bread floating on the top. Even...
...dishes are American or European, the recipes do back up Field's international pretensions. Among the best are a wizardly Mexican turkey mole, which may take longer to assemble than to cook, and an entire section on curry. In addition, there is a chocolate roll that is lighter than either of Julia's cakes and several quick cheese concoctions. They are all reasonably easy because, their inventor notes wryly, "I am not trying to make Arab bread with American all-purpose flour...
...However, I thought we'd get blitzed a lot more times than we did," he added. Last season Harvard was hampered by a weakness in the lighter weight divisions. It was here that the Crimson lost so many points and was forced to play catch-up in nearly every meet...
...today's meet Lee plans to use amore experienced group of lightweights. At 118 lbs., Jay Galeskie is probably the least experienced of the four lighter weight competitors. He lost all three matches he was in last year but "he will do a good job this season," said...
...player trying to keep up with the international competition. Its financial troubles have been compounded by technological problems encountered in developing the TriStar's engine. Rolls-Royce's pioneering use of "Hyfil"carbon fibers laminated with resinfor fan blades produced an engine that was lighter and more economical on fuel. But the Hyfil blades were vulnerable to damage by birds drawn into an engine during takeoff or flight. A 4-lb. bird makes an impact equivalent to two tons on a spinning turbine. Engineers are working to strengthen Hyfil, but Rolls-Royce has switched...