Word: peele
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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taking 51 lickings in 68 games. Whether he lasts until the Phillies' postwar plans blossom-wealthy, youthful Owner Bob Carpenter aims to peel off the greenbacks as soon as ballplayers become buyable again-depends on what he makes of his present pitiful club...
...Protection. In Hollywood, the Citizen-News was asked "How can I protect the eyes when peeling onions?"; answered "Dip them for a moment in boiling water. Then begin at the roots and peel upwards...
Where General Patton might be in the next three hours he himself did not know. If Patton got a hunch-and Ike Eisenhower gave him the green light-he might peel off with a tank column for Berlin, or Leipzig or Berchtesgaden, at a moment's notice. If Patton's wildest dream came true, he would find Adolf Hitler in a German tank and slug it out with him. But for the moment, dreams aside, Patton had reason for calm and happy reflection. He was having the time of his action-choked, 40-year Army career...
Prisoners can listen to a radio (but not short wave). They like American jazz. It is not unusual to see a K.P. detail sitting around a potato pile singing The Trolley Song with heavy Teutonic accent while they peel. In one compound, Don't Fence Me In is a favorite...
...beets; honey; ginger root; almonds or hazelnuts, sliced. Wash, peel and cut beets into half-inch slices. Cook and drain. Add one cup of honey for each cup of beets and cook until thick. Flavor with ginger root and serve cold with nuts...