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...which the Ayatullah Khomeini inherited from the late Shah, has effectively sealed off the vital Shatt al Arab waterway. With the exception of military hardware, which is flown in, Iraq's supplies must arrive by land routes from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Result: astronomical consumer prices. A quart bottle of drinking water costs $25. If you are desperate for Scotch, a fifth will cost you $300. One small tomato sells for $12. After a mediocre meal in a Baghdad restaurant the other night, four foreign diplomats split the bill...
...week. From noon to midnight he prowls the stainless-steel corridors of his ultramodern kitchen, setting a whirlwind pace for his 32-member staff. "Sacrebleu! Sacrebleu!" he shouts at a sous-chef when something goes wrong. One minute he is throwing whole fistfuls of truffles into a twelve-quart mixing bowl. Next he starts a pheasant paté, followed by a lobster and crayfish mousse. Tasting each creation in turn, he makes several mid-course corrections, adding a little salt here, a little cream there. Finally he is satisfied. Offering his visitor a taste of the gloriously light mousse...
...keep himself alive during the tournament when he was confronted with a would-be assailant in the affluent Los Angeles suburb of Westwood one night. Approached from behind by a man who coveted the team's money in Usher's front left pocket, the tennis coach swung a quart-size bottle of V-8 juice and knocked the other man out cold. Although he field a complaint when the police arrived, Usher has yet to hear what action is pending...
Upon finishing your story on ice cream [Aug. 10], my husband got out of bed, dressed, drove four miles to Baskin-Robbins, purchased a quart each of French vanilla and double chocolate fudge. He polished off a bowl of the combined flavors before drifting off to sleep, where visions of sugarplums must have danced in his head...
Unfortunately, my enjoyment of ice cream is limited. I am one of America's more than 2 million diabetics. The sugar-substitute ice creams come in few flavors and cost as much or more a pint than regular brands do a quart. Why cannot an inventive nation like ours make a luscious-tasting sugar-free ice cream in more flavors and at less cost to the consumer...