Word: wrapper
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Bridget would come scurrying out with a cup in her hand, a big florid woman in a faded pink wrapper. She sassed right back: "Eh, Tonio, finish yer yellin". Fine times when a body can't 'ave a cuppa tay in peace an' quiet. She wouldn't'a minded to wait for a bit: would yer, love...
...Kisses. Not to be outdone by the East Coast, Californians are turning to even farther-out candles. In Los Angeles, a firm called Control Tower offers candles in the form of slabs of Swiss cheese, bricks of marijuana, candied apples, chocolate kisses labelled "Kiss, Kiss," Popsicles (in the familiar wrapper) and giant crayons. The Candlestick in San Francisco sells elaborate, waxy and scented constructions. In fact, smell is big all over. Chicago's Cooper, Inc., offers chocolate, vanilla, and other food odors, and reports that Gold Coast matrons happily pay $25 for a French-made candle that gives...