Word: marnier
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...today are less ambitious than a generation ago, duller than in the '60s but more eager to find some meaning in their lives. Hesburgh keeps a close rein on his own ambitions, even as he enjoys the trappings of success, smoking a Cuban cigar and sipping a Grand Marnier. Ambition among churchmen, says Hesburgh, is corrosive: "I've seen it ruin so many...
Ford's favorite dessert is pecan ice cream with fresh peach slices that Haller likes to marinate in Grand Marnier. For the President there are no seconds, except on salads, for which he has a consuming passion, particularly when they are perked up with finely chopped onion-whose breathy aroma is not likely to promote many postprandial...
...Kimelman moved to St. Thomas after investing in the islands' earliest first-class resort hotel, the Virgin Isle, which he later leased on hugely favorable terms to Hilton. Kimelman and his brother-in-law acquired the distributorships of a number of name-brand liquors, including Cherry Heering, Grand Marnier and J & B Scotch. When the Johnson Administration tried to ease the nation's balance of payments deficit by chopping, from a gallon to a quart, the nontaxable liquor allowance for Americans returning from abroad, Kimelman helped lead the successful fight to keep the one-gallon rule...
...seem to be on sabbatical all the time, like your favorite professors. Mandarin Chocolate Sherbet Fudge Brownie, two of the very best, have been gone for what seems like an eternity (actually, since May). Glossy-black, the Mandarin Chocolate tastes of semi-sweet chocolate with a dash of Grand Marnier, the Fudge Brownie is luxurious...