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...cancerous is to have a biopsy performed, usually as a surgical procedure. A surgeon removes the lump and it is rushed to the hospital's pathology laboratory. There it is frozen with liquid nitrogen and then, with a device called a microtome, sliced into sections thinner than onion skin for examination under a microscope. If the cells are cancerous, the surgeon will usually know in minutes...
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...
...varieties of burgers all cost more than a dollar. There are also a series of sandwiches with names like "Harvard Special" and "Radcliffe Special," as well as more topical items like the "Watergate Salad." But if you go to Bartley's you should stick to the burgers. The fried onion rings are terrific but the portion they serve is huge and expensive, so should be shared by two or three people...
...with no worry of intrusion from photographers or constituents. The three men walked by the apartment where Lenin had lived when he came to the Kremlin to direct the revolution and formation of a government. They went by the modern auditorium built beneath the ancient church spires with gilded onion domes. Nixon noted how old and new were fitted together behind the Kremlin walls. He paused a moment In the discussion to take another look at the monstrous, potbellied Czar Cannon that still stands as a reminder of old glories-and repressions...
...Crepe's specialties are limited to crepes and omelettes, which are not well-concocted, not satisfying and not cheap--considering the $2 to $3 a la carte price. If you find yourself trapped at La Crepe, take refuge in the onion soup gratine and be sure to get a table in front so you can watch people walking to better restaurants in the Square...