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...farmer makes cutting up fence posts and driving them into the ground sound like fun. Similarly, he stresses the serendipitous surprises that rural life can offer. Cursing himself for overcooking a batch of sap, Perrin discovers that ruined syrup can still be turned into first-rate maple candy...
...reception in the palace garden, Pepsi and hors d'oeuvres were served. Among the 500 guests the only foreign visitor of note was Secretary of State Cyrus Vance's wife Grace. After the traditional rose-syrup toasts, the newlyweds headed off for a honeymoon at Aqaba on the Red Sea. The bride's title had been a matter of some concern, since only two of Hussein's previous three wives became queens. After the wedding, a communiqué settled the question by referring to "King Hussein and Queen...
...chronic pain and fear, which can be particularly severe when patients are dying of cancer. Unlike traditional hospitals, where terminal patients are often so heavily doped that they are virtually in a stupor, hospices usually administer methadone or a special mixture that may include morphine, cocaine, alcohol and syrup. Even before the pain begins to be extreme, the mix is given in relatively small quantities at various intervals around the clock. This helps allay the fear of pain and reduces the amount of drugging necessary to control it. One desired result: to keep the patient's mind as clear...
...Wall Street analyst's version, was born when a General Foods Corp. chemist mixed a little "Kool-Aid technology" with carbon dioxide and came up with Pop Rocks. Crystalline in shape and so far available in three flavors (cherry, orange, grape), Pop Rocks are made of sugar, corn syrup, milk derivative and artificial coloring and flavoring. When the small crystals of candy are placed in the mouth, tiny chambers of trapped CO2 are activated by moisture. The result: a popping and crackling that delights the kids...
...than meet demands for some degree of Indian ownership. One company under pressure: Coca-Cola, which has all but stopped making Coke in India. The company had been ready to reach an agreement on mixed ownership, but rejected India's demand for the formula for Coke's syrup, a secret that is supposedly locked in a Georgia bank vault and known to only ten people in the world...