Word: vanillaism
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Riders love the journey for what they can dream as well as for what they can see: the elk, which roam the Rockies ("Is that a reindeer?"); the prairie towns, which resemble those in a grainy old movie; the vanilla flatlands; the rolling farms. "More than anything else I can imagine, it makes you appreciate the size and grandeur of the country," says Geraldine Stevenson, 71, a retired schoolteacher from Saskatchewan who has ridden the Canadian many times. "It seems we're always being nibbled at here and there. We're losing our identity, and trains are a part...
Just yesterday evening, upon the completion of my Spanakopita, I arose from my chair and went to make myself a hot fudge sundae. I returned to the table holding a dish heaped with two large scoops of vanilla ice cream and literally dripping with hot fudge. As I zealously prepared to devour this modern-day ambrosia, I was struck with a horrible thought: I had forgotten to bring with me my Lactaid tablets! (Some of The Crimson's lactose-intolerant readers may not be aware that the Lactaid company also produces chewable tablets which enable some intolerants to digest milk...
...Prime Minister Bob Hawke, the President hacked around the scruffy Andrews Air Force Base golf course in suffocating heat. True, he had enjoyed roast saddle of veal Perigourdine at the state dinner, but by Wednesday he was off in Baltimore, downing a hot dog, some Maryland crab cakes and vanilla ice cream with his grandson, George P., 10, while the Orioles squeezed by the Toronto Blue Jays...
...conservatism also resulted from his Catholic faith. He readily accepted Catholic positions on abortion and homosexuality and still attends mass. He remains a purist and knocks Catholic services at Harvard for their untraditional use of guitars and singing. "There are some places where it starts to drift over into vanilla religion," he says. "I like my religion straight...
...other innovations to offer the shrinking ranks of smokers. The company has been working on Chelsea, a vanilla-scented cigarette designed for women smokers. Test marketing will begin next month...