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Word: sauvaroff (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1979-1979
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...comfortable, cruising at 35,000 ft., well above any turbulence, descending only in spots to 6,000 ft. for a closer look at the scenery. All the while, the cabin crew kept the sightseers plied with plentiful food and drink. Lunch offered a choice of Tournedos Rossini or Chicken Sauvaroff, plus a special meringue dessert named Peach Erebus. That dish was to be served as the aircraft passed one of the most spectacular sights of the trip: 12,400-ft. Mount Erebus, the polar region's largest volcano, located on Ross Island off the Antarctic coast. (Erebus in Greek...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DISASTERS: Tour to a Snowy Death | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

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