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They even had a festive, Thanksgiving-themed centerpiece, consisting of "The Gourd," a pumpkin, cloves of garlic, squash, pears, and candles. At 3 p.m., it was time to eat. "We didn't say a prayer or anything; we just started with `Let's Eat,'" Kessler said.

Author: By Natasha H. Leland, | Title: Gobble, Gobble at the Co-op | 12/2/1993 | See Source »

Feeling independent? You don't have to follow the mix-and-match formula, if you order from another part of the menu. The Shrimp Lime Salad was not anything we had expected. Instead of fresh, unadulterated shrimp under a zesty citrus shower complemented by crisp green lettuce (this is how...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rice, Rice, Maybe | 11/4/1993 | See Source »

Before being released to growers, imported apple and pear trees are kept in federal quarantine centers for up to five years. Inspectors, who have to certify that the plants are free of viruslike microorganisms known as viroids, must wait until the trees bear fruit and check the apples and pears...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Digest July 4-10 | 7/19/1993 | See Source »

But everyone had "character." My friend managed to trade a hardened Siberian man a "March for Women's Lives" button for two pears. That was the last fruit we saw for a while.

Author: By Natasha H. Leland, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Exotic but Sad Siberia | 3/2/1992 | See Source »

Fruit vendors sell ripe pears and grapes to grateful Moscovites out of the back of trucks and cars. Suddenly, police officers appear from the Office of the Division for the Struggle Against the Theft of Socialist Property (OBKhSS). The vendors are arrested for selling state property. Their goods are confiscated...

Author: By Liam T.A. Ford, | Title: A Black Mark (et) | 11/27/1991 | See Source »

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