Word: meats
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...page report is full of historical context and even literary allusions--Tolstoy, Ford Madox Ford, Santayana and James Thurber all work their way into its pages--but its real meat remains the results of the questionnaires, which have been floating around the administration for several months...
...first weeks in the White House, their private dinners have given a good indication of what their guests may expect: breast of capon with rice, a Haller chef-d'oeuvre; calves' liver and onions; filet of sole; lamb chops, filet mignon and sirloin (all the Fords' meat is broiled and there is a ban on rich sauces). For dietary reasons-but not because Ford, like a Borgia, has to have his food tasted for fear of poisoning-the President is always served separately; he receives a plate garnished by his chef with exactly 6 oz. of meat...
Buddy's Sirloin Pit isn't fancy and it misses all the gimmicks that other Square hamburger establishments trade upon, but Buddy's does serve a decently-sized meal of reasonably good taste at relatively cheap prices. Chopped meat is the bread and butter of the Sirloin Pit, but burger isn't the only reason why Buddy's merits a visit...
Buddy's burgers are big, very big in fact, and are cooked to order over an open fire. The cooks at the Sirloin Pit have a tendency to underdo the meat, so if you don't like your hamburgers on the rare side you better make a point of it in advance. Service is cafeteria style, and the lines get longish around lunch and dinner times so get there early...
Last year it was mostly meat, this year it will be almost everything that will go up, Weissbecker predicts. Bakery products, preblanched items, staple crops and vegetables are all twice as expensive as they were two years ago--and all indications are that this upward trend will continue at a rate of about 14 per cent a year...