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Pommes Frites with Tarragon-Anchovy Mayonnaise
Published: September 2009 Servings: 4 to 6
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons (packed) coarsely chopped fresh tarragon leaves
- 2 tablespoons (packed) coarsely chopped fresh dill
- 2 anchovy fillets, coarsely chopped
- 2 pounds large russet potatoes (about 3), peeled
- Peanut oil (for deep-frying)
- Coarse kosher salt
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Place mayonnaise, tarragon, dill, and anchovy fillets in processor. Process until herbs are finely chopped. Transfer to bowl. Cover and chill at least 1 hour. DO AHEAD Can be made 2 days ahead. Keep chilled.
Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut potatoes lengthwise into scant 1/2-inch-thick slices. Stack 2 to 3 slices at a time and cut lengthwise into scant 1/2-inch-wide strips. Place potatoes in large bowl of cold water for 10 minutes to remove starch; drain and pat dry.
Add enough oil to heavy large pot to reach depth of 4 inches. Attach deep-fry thermometer to side of pot; heat oil to 325°F. Working in batches, cook potatoes until tender, occasionally stirring with slotted spoon, 4 to 5 minutes per batch. Using slotted spoon, transfer potatoes to parchment-lined sheet. Let cool 30 minutes. Reserve oil.
Heat oil to 375°F. Working in 2 batches, cook potatoes until golden and crisp, stirring occasionally, 4 to 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer fries to paper towels to drain. Sprinkle with coarse salt and serve immediately with mayonnaise.
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"Traditional" English Christmas dinner?
My husband's been reading a lot of Shakespeare and Dickens this year and I've been re-reading Jane Austen. So, it's just us and 2 kids for Christmas dinner -- he suggested we tend toward a "traditional" or old-fashioned English Christmas dinner for something different. (We're in the U.S.)
We're not going to do goose for 4 (including 2 children), but I'm thinking of a standing rib roast and Yorkshire pudding (have checked the threads for those already). But I'm hoping for suggestions to fill out the meal... We're willing to put in the effort, even if we do a few separate things simple enough for our kids (who are mixed in their adventurous eating stages).
What sides would you suggest (whether they are "English" or just good)?
Can I still do a Christmas pudding-type recipe this close to the holiday? Or is "Stirring up" day essential for the soak?
re: pikawicca
Ditto pikawicca's suggestions. That's exactly the menu I would choose. Maybe mix some chestnuts and/or lardons in with the Brussels sprouts.
There's no reason you can't make a Christmas pudding four days before serving. The day you make it is "stirring up" day.
Most of what would be served with standing rib roast in the US would be served in the UK. You could try doing a stilton sauce with the roast, mushy peas on the side, though I like brussel sprouts pan roasted with streaky bacon and garlic.
Christmas pud is utterly required. If you don't have the time to make one, you can easily pick up a decent packaged version from most major department stores at this time of year.
Almost without exception, Christmas dinner in the UK will be turkey.
"Standard" accompaniments would be roast potato, carrots and spouts with chestnuts. There would also be at least one, possibly two stuffings - sage & onion and chestnut (if you're not having chestnuts with the sprouts). And bread sauce.
"Stir up Sunday" is traditionally a month before Christmas so you won't now have time for it to mature. But the "light pudding" on this link might well work:
re: Brit on a Trip
When I lived in England in the 60's, NO ONE ate turkey except American expats (and it tasted like fish because farmers fed the birds fishmeal). Christmas dinner was either goose or roast beef (far more popular).
re: pikawicca
You're right (roast pork or chicken was always our family Christmas dinner).
But intensive battery farming over the last 40 years now means turkey (and chicken for that matter) is now a very cheap meat in the UK. Even if it has become tasteless and is unethically raised.
You can buy organic or free-range birds from the supermarket, but they are not cheap. For a 10 pound organic bird, cost is about £60 ($120). It's what we'll be having.
re: pikawicca
Hi iam English living near London and was born in the Late 1960s, and in my life time it is turkey,for Christmas. i do not know of many that have goose, that seem more from 1860. True some do have rost beef. But for me it has to be free range turkey with pigs in blankets.
re: BTX5MG
Your earliest food memories are from the 1970's, hardly "traditional."
re: pikawicca
But there's stuff from the 70s in antiques stores now ... ;)
re: foiegras
And Le Creuset has brought back the 2 1/2 quart oval cocotte I bought with wedding cash in the '70's as a (per Williams-Sonoma's holiday catalogue ad) HERITAGE item. How to feel old department.
In our California Christmas dinners of two ex-pat working class English families (came from London and Lancashire in the 20's), we always had turkey or boiled ham, frenched green beans, fresh horse beans (favas) if available (if not, then Brussels sprouts) pan-roasted white potatoes, pan gravy if turkey served, boiled field mushrooms, creamed pearl onions with peas, and trifle for dessert, with mincemeat tarts for the older generation. Dinner was early, about 4, and dessert served at about 7.
Prime beef roast was too expensive to serve at our large get-togethers, so turkey subbed for goose which was not available. Turkey was .29# in those days. A turkey or ham would feed everyone with plenty leftover for several days.
These dinners were fun because every family had their specialty they contributed. Mom cooked the main dish and the frenched green beans and pototoes, Aunt Joan brought fresh rolls and mincemeat tarts, Gram made the creamed onions and the gravy. Dad would gather the Brussels sprouts at a friend's dairy (used for cattle feed) and wild mushrooms at the local golf course, and raid the local orchards for horsebeans which were grown by the ranchers as a nitirogen-fixing cover crop (fertilizer). We kids had the job of shelling the horsebeans. I developed the knack for feeding them (blech) under the table to the cat.
re: toodie jane
toodie jane, how was the milk from the brussels sprouts cows?
re: alkapal
who knows? the old time Santa Cruz Swiss-Italian family (3 batchelor brothers and their sister) refused to "update" the old family run dairy, (to cement floors, milking machines, drugs, etc) so they sold their milk to a canned milk company, CarnationI think, up in the SF Bay Area.
The cows grazed on sweet seaside grasses and watercress, got homegrown apples and pumpkins too, so it was probably pretty good. My mom was lucky enough to have had fresh raw milk and cream and to have eaten (snitched) some cheese from the cheesehouse as a kid. No cheese being made by the time we kids came along in the 50's, sad to say. Just plenty of fond memories of ice cream made for visits by kids old and young! No sprouts flavor in that as I recall!
I agree with the responses you have had so far, just one extra thing I remember from growing up in the UK and Christmas Dinner. Chipolata sausages cooked around the turkey. I have never seen them in the US but I am sure a good quality breakfast sausage would do. Anyone have any ideas?
re: giveittomikey
Yes, I was thinking "but what about the chipolatas?" -- not a huge fan pesonally but I never saw a Christmas turkey served without them when I lived in the UK.
re: GretchenS
I know sausages are traditional but they've never been a part of our meal - but bacon rolls are (forgot to mention earlier). Standard American style bacon is ideal - just roll up the rasher and roast for a bit.
re: GretchenS
This is so true we always have roast turkey, Chipolatas wraped in bacon pigs in blankets we call them. Also a must is stuffing, Roast spuds, roast parsnips, and from you guy over the pond we have cranberry sauce, or bread sauce, from this side of the pond. Most have brussels sprouts but i hate them. Christmas pud in my house this is with rum sauce, made from 98% proof Navy rum washed down with spakleing white wine.
re: BTX5MG
I know about bread sauce from novels, but ... what is the texture like? How is it served?
re: foiegras
I'd love to know too - I haven't had the guts to try it yet, and my husband hates "wet" bread. I'll post back when I do though! I roasted a partridge, and some of my English books called for bread sauce, and one for celery sauce. I went with the celery.
re: MMRuth
smartie's description of "gloopy" is about right. It is a sauce so it does have a moist consistency but isnt really runny.
It is one of those quite bland things that we Brits cook quite well. The secret to a good bread sauce is infusing the milk with the onion studded with cloves. I finely chop some of the onion into the finished sauce - others would think I should be burned at the stake for crimes against tradition.
re: Harters
I am of the school where more onion can never be a bad thing ... but then it has been hundreds of years since my people left the old country ;)
re: Harters
I like finely chopped onion in mine too, and cook it slowly for ages so that the onion pieces are soft. You don't want any crunch in a bread sauce.
re: foiegras
it's kinda the texture of corn bread dressing but you can make it as thick or runny as your family prefer. I like it fairly gloopy so not as heavy as say mashed potatoes but not runny either. I guess the same texture and thickness as grits. It does not taste like wet bread.
Fully agree on the food suggestions. My English in-laws (well, father-in-law) do standing rib on Christmas Eve then the turkey meal on Christmas day. Eeek. Two very heavy, but very yummy, meals.
One thing, since you're really talking traditional with Dickens what about some traditional beverages? Apparently, Dickens's great-great-great grandson recently wrote a book called Drinking With Dickens that includes relevant drinking passages from his novels/stories with the recipe along side. Steaming Bishop anyone? Not so appropriate for the kidlets, but good for the parents!
as a Brit in the US we are having traditional English Christmas dinner - of course no Queen's speech at 3pm.
But it's always turkey in the UK - with sausages roasted round it (though I can't find the right kinds here), stuffing cooked in the bird, roast potatoes and roast parsnips, another vegetable, gravy (not American type of gravy but one made with meat juices and Bisto), cranberry sauce and apple sauce, bread sauce, then Christmas pud with brandy butter, mince pies with brandy butter.
I have never heard of roast beef for Xmas
re: smartie
there is a place in Lumberton NC that will mail-order traditional British sausages. Williams I think it is called.
re: FriedClamFanatic
In the NY area, you could probably get them from Myers of Keswick in the West Village. Not sure if they mail order, but they do have a website:
re: roxlet
Tommy Molloy"s (sp) in Brooklyn or Queens has Irish sausages. They are pretty close
re: smartie
smartie: I'll bet you could get the Queen's speech over here now that we have seventeen bazillion channels. Of course it wouldn't be at 3 p.m.
What's brandy butter? With those ingredients, how could it be bad?
re: oakjoan
I think there is a recipe in my new Elizabeth David book - do you want me to post it? Also, interestingly, there is a recipe for Hardy's Sauce, which looks an awful lot like what we call "hard sauce" (no idea why, because it's not hard) and serve with mince meat pie.
re: MMRuth
Hard sauce is "hard" as in contains alcohol - think hard cider = alcoholic cider.
re: oakjoan
brandy butter is unsalted butter whipped up then add confectioner's sugar like you would make a frosting and then brandy - add a few drops at a time, till it's the consistency of frosting.
re: Amuse Bouches
Nigella's sprout recipe is my favourite too - and her roast potato method with semolina and goose fat.
The time to make the Christmas pudding is Stir Up Sunday - the last Sunday in November. Check deliaonline or the bbc food site for steamed puddings that can be made now - though they won't have the majesty of the traditional pudding.
And don't forget the Stilton, walnuts and port to have in front of the fire...
In my family there had to be Christmas pudding, mince pies AND fruit salad. Tradition was that no-one ate any of them. In the days of my grandmother there was sherry trifle too.
And you need bread sauce, flavoured with onion and cloves, to eat with the turkey.
My mom, being an American married to a Brit, introduced bizarre items such as candied sweet potatoes - but they never caught on.
I've been in the UK for 4.5 years now. Every Christmas dinner I've had here has been turkey, brussels sprouts boiled to within an inch of their lives, mashed potatoes, little chipolata sausages, and stuffing that seems to be rolled into balls and left in the oven way too long. Bread sauce and Bisto gravy, too. I wish I could do the cooking, but my house is way too small to host. I look forward to the years when I visit family in Italy! I hope yours turns out much better than mine!
One more thing you have to have: Christmas crackers. A cracker consists of a cardboard tube, containing a colored paper hat or crown, a small toy or trinket, and a joke on a small strip of paper. They're wrapped in bright paper and twisted on each end. When you pull the ends, a small charge makes a pop, like a cap gun. They're very traditional, been around since the mid-1800's. Supposedly, they became popular in Victorian times to help loosen up that stiff-upper-lip British reserve at holiday dinners and parties.
It's too late to order them online, but any local British specialty store will have them. I've started seeing them in other stores in the US, with all the other holiday decorations and goodies. Cost Plus World Market always has them.
Back in the late seventies, I did my junior year of college in England. I was twenty, away from home for the first time, and painfully homesick--but still having a magical, life-changing experience. I went traveling over the holidays and wound up in Canterbury on Christmas Eve. After a glorious Christmas Day mass at the cathedral, I went looking for dinner and found that nearly every restaurant in town was shut tight--all but one. It was a very nice French place, far above my starving-student price range, and I certainly didn't have the proper clothes for it in my backpack. But if I was going to eat that day, this was it, so in I went. They were serving a traditional English Christmas dinner, turkey and all the trimmings
The staff politely ignored my jeans and wrinkled flannel shirt and seated me, and proceeded to treat me like their most valued guest ever. There was a Christmas cracker next to my plate. I'd never seen one and hadn't a clue what to do with it. At the next table was a very proper, tweedy, elderly couple. The waiter came to their table, pulled their crackers for them, and handed them the goodies inside. The couple put on their paper crowns and read each other their jokes and chuckled in an oh-so-British way over how very droll it all was. I was enchanted. Then the waiter came to my table and showed me how to pull my cracker. I put on my crown, smiled at the folks at the next table, and proceeded to enjoy a fabulous dinner.
To this day, Christmas crackers still make me think of a warm welcome and a wonderful meal provided by some kind people who made a homesick kid feel a little closer to home.
re: MsMaryMc
Thank you all for the suggestions and advice -- and the memories! Since the current traditional English Christmas dinner sounds a lot like our Thanksgiving dinner was -- I'm taking some of the ideas even though they're not necessarily CHRISTMAS specific in England.
I'll do roast prime rib, Yorkshire pudding, roasted brussel sprouts and chestnuts, roasted potatoes, some basic carrots for the kids, and a Christmas pudding (one of the links had a recipe that only needed 1 day preparation). Am I missing anything?
Final questions -- would you suggest individual individual Yorkshire pudding in muffin tins or a large one?
Any favorite recipes for the roasted brussels sprouts and chestnuts?
Now to find Christmas crackers! Merry Christmas everyone!
re: smartie
Are crackers not common in the US? We always have had them here in Canada, it doesn't seem like Christmas without them and their silly hats. At craft stores here you can even buy the cracker part and make your own with crepe paper and toilet paper rolls.
re: MsMaryMc
I don't know if the sprouts/chestnuts/pancetta combination will work as well with roast beef as it does with turkey, they may be better just steamed and then tossed in some brown butter before serving - but that's your decision.
Here is Nigella's sprouts recipe:
and Yorkshire pudding:
Nigella Lawson/Jane Grigson's Yorkshire Pudding
Yorkshire Pudding:
1 1/4 cups of milk
4 eggs
Scant 1/2 teaspoon of salt
Freshly milled black pepper
1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour, sifted
1 tablespoon of beef dripping or vegetable oil to taste
Yorkshire Pudding: The oven should be heated to 450° F. Mix the milk, eggs and salt and add pepper, beating all well together. Let these ingredients stand for 15 minutes and then whisk in the flour. Meanwhile, add the dripping to the pan and put it in the oven to heat for about 10 minutes. Into this intensely hot pan, you should put the batter and cook for 20 minutes or until well puffed and golden.
re: MsMaryMc
re: oakjoan
I see them all over the place in NYC. Bought some at Tuesday Morning, and also saw them at WS today. We have them every year, and have the photos with the stupid hats to prove it. Even hauled them out for a pizza party this weekend!
P.S. It is particularly nice when you can find the "make your own" ones, as you can fill them with home made goodies, etc.
re: oakjoan
Believe it or not, I just saw them at Costco!
re: MsMaryMc
i am english but im married to american military as for your question if you google traditional english christmas pudding recipe it should bring plenty up many recipes starting from scratch, it is best sometimes to let is settle for a few months but its only so the flavour is stronger really! i do alot of baking especially around xmas my husbands friends have grown very acostomed to my mince pies and yorkshire puddings, good vegetables to have at xmas i find are my famous green beens with butter and garlic salt, carrots with maple syrup, roast parsnips glazed with honey, roast and mashed potatoes, broccoli, if you want a truly traditonal christmas dinner turkey is nearer to goose than beef, normally though in my house at xmas we have turkey, chicken and beef, also i make pigs in blankets which are tiny sausages wrapped inbacon (mmm) dont forget the stuffing and gravy, also each to there own if you like brussell sprouts then they also are a very english christmas tradition, why not try baking some homemade rolls? to have with real butter? also alot of people make carrots and swede mash you just cook them as usual(boil) and then mash them together with a bit of butter its very good but a very aquired taste, i hope you find this helpful!!!
re: foiegras
swedes = rutabagas
re: pengcast
We don't have turnips at Christmas though!
Traditionally, you would get an orange/clementine and some nuts in your Christmas stocking. And not much else, according to my Dad!
We lived in the UK for 5 years, near Chester. "Christmas Dinner" was always Turkey, and in fact we'd be treated to 5 or 6 of these every year by vendors since every restaurant seems to feature that from Dec 1 on. Roast Beef was more a Christmas Eve dinner. Roasted veg, especially "sprouts", was common and vastly overcooked peas often accompanied either. Yorkshire Pud was a must. Potatoes or Parsnips or both are featured.
You MUST have the crackers mentioned above. That is probably even more traditional than the food. And finally, I remember we had a pudding (actually, a steamed cake)at at our friends house one year and there was a coin hidden in one of the slices. It's a good luck thing. In Dickens time, I think it was a Gold Crown that was hidden in it. I wish it was today, because I happened to be the lucky recipient of the coin at our dinner and an ounce or so of gold would just about have covered the dentist bll I had! (LOL).
Little mince pies are also traditional. Bisto is fairly easy to find in the US and worth trying.
However, the most important thing is for you NOT to go to work on the day after Christmas! This is Boxing Day, and a legal holiday in the UK. Best is to find a local fox-hunt (or start your own) and get a free tot of Sherry from the Lord of the Manor or the Master of the Hunt. At a minimum, a shot of booze and a walk through the neighborhood saying hi to friends would be in order! Happy Christmas! (that's how it is said there)
re: FriedClamFanatic
Isn't there something about begging for treats on St Stephen's Day?
re: FriedClamFanatic
Christmas Day was about the only day my family had roast dinner without Yorkshire pudding! We always used to have turkey with roast potatoes, parsnips, sprouts, glazed carrots and braised red cabbage. Forcemeat stuffing (pork sausage stuffing with chestnuts) also de rigeur, as well as pigs in blankets (chipolatas wrapped in bacon). And definitely crackers and Xmas pudding. It is traditional to put a sixpence in the pudding if you make it yourself.
Boxing Day is usually cold cuts, with salad and some kind of potato dish. Chips (french fries) at my parents house but I usually make some kind of gratin. I also roast a ham. Chutneys and pickles also compulsory. And a cheeseboard with mature cheddar and stilton. And Christmas cake and perhaps some trifle. Do you lot have to go to work on Boxing Day then?
re: greedygirl
So interesting to learn what English pigs in blankets are. American pigs in blankets are sausages wrapped in dough and baked - biscuit dough is classic (that would be American biscuits, of course!).
re: Caitlin McGrath
They would be called sausage rolls over here - typically made with puff pastry.
re: greedygirl
Well, our festive sausage rolls are now in the freezer.Puff pastry rolled out quite thin - I mixed sausage meat with chestnut puree and a some pepper. Cut them into approx two-bite lengths. Baked for about 15 minutes. tested one - fab. The flavour of the chestnut working there as a backnote.
BTW, the only time I've had "pigs in blankets" in America , it was as a breakfast dish in West Virginia - sausages wrapped in pancakes. Was very good - a filling start to a great day with someone I'd only previously known through the internet.
re: Harters
I need to make some for Xmas Eve. I bought chestnut sausagemeat at the farmer's market the other day.
re: greedygirl
Works as a combo for a "proper pie" for dinner:
Line a pie dish with puff pastry. Put the sausagemeat in. Then add a layer of chestnut puree and a scattering of chopped sage. Then add a layer of thinly sliced and peeled eating apple (Cox or similar). And top with a pastry lid. Needs a few minutes at a highish heat (200C - fan oven), then about another 30 at around 160C.
Best hot but also damn good cold as a late night snack (leaving aside the inevitable late night indigestion)
re: Harters
harters, that sounds fabulous!
please describe "chestnut sausagemeat". is your "sausagemeat" like our u.s. ground sausage meat (i.e., "bulk sausage" http://www.csumeats.com/images/Bulk%2... )?
re: alkapal
I'll leave greedygirl to tell you about her chestmut sausagemeat. But, the answer generally is , yes, although ours tends to be much finer ground so that it's an homogenous lump , rather than being able to see the strands of meat.
As often , we have langauge differences on the opposite sides of the pond. When a Brit talks about "sausage", we invariably mean what Americans I think call a "sausage link". "Sausagemeat" is minced and flavoured pork that might be stuffed into a "sausage" but is actually almost invariably used as an ingredient in other things - stuffings, pies and so on. It's not part of our usual cooking to make it into a patty as I understand Americans might do. I occasionally make small meatballs for pasta using this - but actually tend to buy sausages and split them open for the meat rather than use "sausagemeat" - I do this becasue the meat in good sausages tends to be nicer than "sausagemeat" (if you see what I mean)
re: Harters
thanks for the clarification. i want to try your dish with the sausage and apples.
I know this is an older thread, but thought it made sense to post here. I just finished a lovely browse through Elizabeth David's Christmas. It's a wonderful book with lots of interesting recipes and writing and it's inspired me to do an English Christmas of sorts myself this year, though I'm wondering if it would still be okay to make Beef Wellington!
re: MMRuth
Wow! I'd love it if you made, and reported on, making Beef Wellington. I've never done it, although I have made a fancy salmon dish encrusted in pastry.
re: oakjoan
I'm going to attempt one this year....with minced bacon, mushroom, onion and spices. Served with a Hunter-type sauce of more minced onion& mushroom, garlic, port wine, and red currant jelly.
And I'll stick a meat thermometer into it to judge
re: oakjoan
Caroline1 posted a really thorough recipe, my husband has ordered 5 oz of Oregon black truffles to be delivered to my mother's, so I think I'm set. May copy the recipe from MTAFC to take with me as well. I guess "Wellington" is English, right? Haven't looked up the origins of the dish (yet).
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Has to do with the Duke of Wellington, Ruth.........make sure you check into it before a 100 Anglo's and Anglophiles come swarming in to tell you! <G> Otherwise we'll have to start doing a whole sub-set on Aunt Jemima's Pancakes and Anadama bread!
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Right - that was my assumption! Off to check Wikipedia.
Edit: Hmm - nothing too definitive here:
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Worse, they'll start asking us about "Sara Lee" (I think that's what they named their first computer!............LOL)
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I have a few of Elizabeth David's books, but not here Christmas one. Might have to have a look at that myself....
I don't know if Scottish is different from English Christmas dinner - and I never ate Chrismas dinner anywhere other than at my mother's dinner table so it may be more my family's tradition than Scotland's so here goes. Always always always turkey stuffed with sausage meat, sage and onions.
Sides were roast potatoes, mashed turnips with butter and black pepper, brussels sprouts - we boiled them I have since seen the light and now roast them.
Dessert was mincemeat pies - store bought - with really thick custard dollops on top.
Sherry trifle - home-made - the base was something called Bunty Sponges - a kind of sweet rusk which soaked up the sherry then it was layered with fruit in jello, custard and whipped cream.
No wonder nothing happens in Scotland between Christmas and New Year..
..and by the way nobody touches anything until the Queen's speech is over.
re: butterchicken2nan
Good point about the Queen's speech! Of course, that is over here in the US by about 10:30 AM so not so difficult. We have our own Annis Horribilis to deal with.
Wonderful ideas I will use for English Christmas Dinner for our 8 grandchildren to help them know some of their heritage. My mother made huge plum pudding with hard sauce that Dad delivered to friends. There was suet in the puding and it was steamed.
It is Dec. 15, 2009 and I just ordered crackers on line at Amazon.com and will get them by Christmas along with a British ornament favor for each. A number of styles were sold out. They had some nice ones at Williams Sonoma too. Thanks again for sharing
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And don't forget the shiny penny and silver thimble that go into the plum pudding.
We used to squabble over the turkey wishbone every Christmas, but the one who got the thimble was the one truly blessed
The weirdest place to have a traditional English Xmas dinner, is here in Australia. We're an British Colony, you see, and we love nothing more than a 'traditional" Xmas luncheon... Despite the fact it can be 35degrees Celsius on Xmas day.
We have a turkey, pork, baked potatoes, cauli cheese, maybe a few other baked vegetables like pumpkin or carrots. Usually have a plum pudding (with shillings in it) and brandy butter for dessert, maybe a Summer pudding with custard, and mince pies, shortbreads, White Christmas and sticky toffees.
By the time 3pm comes, were all in a food induced coma on the couch!
This is a literary rather than a culinary suggestion. I have the book "What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew" by Danial Pool. It's subtitled "From Fox Hunting to Whist, the Facts of Daily Life in 19th Century England" and is an invaluable resource for us Yanks who love English literature but who are baffled over bailiffs, militia men, Michaelmas Term and Sabbatarians.
Another helpful guide is "Inside the Victorian Home, a Portrait of Domestic Life in Victorian England." This has more information about dining etiquette and food than Mr. Pool's book but, on the downside, more information about rats, vermin and adulterated edibles than you'll want to read close to meal time.
re: mandycat
Buy why not a goose? I'm sure you can find a small one somewhere. Just asking. I mean would 'Tiny Tim' REALLY be happy with 'standing rib'? You know he'd pretend to be happy but his tiny heart you know would be breaking. Nope. Has to be a goose.
Would Charlie Manson REALLY be happy with a cheap set of steak knives for Christmas? Nope. They'd have to be Henkels.
BTW have you watched 'The Victorian Farm' from Britain?
Roasted potatoes, or mashed potatoes, roasted or boiled and butter brussel sprouts with roasted chestnuts, or cabbage, roasted parsnips ( can be roasted with the potatoe ), green beans, sauted onions, and cooked crispy crumbled bacon. Garvey for the roast.
Plum Pudding with hard sauce or custard, short bread
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Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz canceled an appearance at one of the most prominent megachurches in the country after an online petition condemned the congregation as anti-gay — a charge the church denies.
Schultz had been scheduled to speak Friday at the Global Leadership Summit organized by the Willow Creek Association, based in South Barrington. The annual event draws tens of thousands of viewers via satellite. Past speakers have included former President Bill Clinton, GE's Jack Welch and rock singer Bono.
A Starbucks spokeswoman confirmed Schultz would not speak as scheduled, but she declined to say more.
However, at the start of the event Thursday, the pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, Bill Hybels, said Schultz had cancelled canceled suddenly after a petition was posted on the Internet a week ago that said his participation would be unacceptable.
The petition at Change.org accused the megachurch of "anti-gay persecution" over Willow Creek's past relationship with Exodus International, a Christian ministry that offers to help gays and lesbians change their sexual orientation. Willow Creek cut ties with Exodus in 2009, church spokeswoman Susan DeLay said.
Hybels said that Willow Creek does expect its members to follow biblical ethics and reserve sex for marriage between a man and a woman, but welcomes worshippers of all backgrounds.
"To suggest that we check sexual orientation or any other kind of issue at our doors is simply not true," Hybels said. "Just ask the hundreds of people with same-sex attraction who attend our church every week."
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What's really important about this question was the obstinate inability of the programmer to realize that their problem had a tidy, well understood solution. And has had a good solution for decades. Instead they did a lot of programming and sent 100's of words and 10 attachments (10. Really.)
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(RNS) At the largest Holi festival in the United States, the majority of participants aren't Hindus. They're Mormons.
(RNS) At the largest Holi festival in the United States, the majority of participants aren't Hindus. They're Mormons.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (RNS) The entire film takes place in a cable car – going up, coming down, looking around. Through the camera lens, viewers ride with men and women, young and old, people and animals.
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(RNS) The banishment of a U.S. scholar's book in India is emboldening those who claim to speak on behalf of all Hindus.
(RNS) While the offended Hindu group has many objections to Wendy Doniger's book, one of the main ones, according to Time magazine, is "the juxtaposition of sex and Hinduism."
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Additionally, Kansas City designated pitchers Chris Dwyer and Blake Wood for assignment. The Royals also reinstated first baseman Eric Hosmer from the disabled list.
Giavotella hit .176 over 34 at-bats in the majors. The club opted to call up Francisco Pena to take his place.
Giavotella went 1 for 3 with a walk, two runs scored and three RBI and has upped his average to .214.
Mariot had a 5.91 ERA in 10 2/3 innings for the Royals.
Giavotella was brought up after second baseman Omar Infante was hit in the face by a pitch, but with Infante playing Friday after a few days off, Giavotella will be sent back down. He went 1 for 3 and recorded one RBI on a sacrifice fly in his only appearance with the Royals.
Giavotella turned in an excellent spring campaign, hitting .341/.391/.585 with one home run and seven RBI in 41 at-bats. The transaction could mean that Royals are optimistic Omar Infante's elbow injury won't linger into the regular season.
Giavotella will replace Chris Getz at second. Giavotella is hitting .206/.289/.265 in just 34 at-bats.
As expected, Louis Coleman and Wade Davis have rejoined the bullpen from Class A Wilmington. The Royals also promoted for Triple-A Omaha players as infielder Johnny Giavotella and reliever Donnie Joseph were recalled and Carlos Pena and Pedro Ciriaco had their contracts purchased.
Kansas City cleared space on the 40-man roster by moving pitcher Noel Arguelles to the 60-day disabled list and designating infielder Edinson Rincon for assignment. Rincon was at Double-A Northwest Arkansas.
Giavotella has hit .206/.289/.265 with four RBI in 34 at-bats.
"I want to give him a real look but, in order to have a real look, you've got to hit," Yost said Sunday, per MLB.com. "He's always hit in the minor leagues, so that always gives you a reason to believe."
Having just been recalled, Giavotella started Sunday and went 3 for 4 in the 9-8 win. He drove in two runs in his first game of the season for the Royals. He had an infield RBI single in the third inning and an RBI single in the fourth.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Lady Gaga launched her debut perfume while being inside a life size perfume bottle.
The avant garde pop star was in a large bottle - a replica of her "Fame" fragrance bottle - at New York's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, appearing in a transparent glass where attendees took photos of Gaga and watched her get a tattoo on her neck.
The entertainer entered the museum Thursday night on top of a convertible, where she posed for pictures. Inside, she laid in the bottle in a sparkly top, skirt and red wig. Then she stripped her clothes - now appearing in lingerie, including a thong - and began receiving a tattoo (she shaved the bottom half of the back of her head this week).
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Ryan & Maniskas, LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of purchasers of Covisint Corporation (NASDAQ: COVS) common stock pursuant and/or traceable to Covisint's September 26, 2013 initial public stock offering seeking to pursue remedies under the Securities Act of 1933.Join the class action
Ryan & Maniskas, LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of purchasers of Covisint Corporation ("Covisint" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: COVS) common stock pursuant and/or traceable to Covisint's September 26, 2013 initial public stock offering (the "IPO"), seeking to pursue remedies under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act").
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The complaint alleges that the Registration Statement, and the documents referenced and incorporated therein, negligently failed to disclose the following material facts which existed at the time of the IPO: (i) that the Company was experiencing a greater than expected decline in its subscription revenue due to poor sales execution and late-stage pipeline conversion issues; (ii) that the Company was facing increased competition in its services segment as customers were not adding services at a rate consistent with expectations; (iii) that the Company was experiencing a decline in General Motors-related service revenue; (iv) that the Company was losing healthcare customers at an increasing rate and its pipeline of healthcare-related deals was steadily declining and included numerous deals that were not likely to be consummated; and (v) as a result of the foregoing, there was no reasonable basis to "expect" revenues for 2014 to increase by 20% from 2013. These known, but undisclosed, facts had a material adverse effect on Covisint's operating results during its fourth quarter and fiscal 2014 full-year. At the time of the filing of the lawsuit, Covisint stock was trading at approximately $5.37 per share, a 46% decline from the IPO price.
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COLLIER COUNTY, Fla.- Look at this face. Detectives across the state say this man, 48 year old Henry "Ricky" Contreras is armed and dangerous.
WINK News confirms he's the father of Johnathan Contreras, one of three men just arrested and possibly connected to a series of frightening home invasions in Collier County. Deputies say they were busted three hours away trying to break into a mansion near Orlando.
WINK News pulled their records and both father and son have lengthy criminal backgrounds in Collier County. In 2009, they were involved in a fight at the Seminole Immokalee Casino with five other men and were arrested for disorderly conduct.
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When the original mortgage lender provides funds, the arrangement requires the borrower to provide a down payment. The fraud occurs when a second mortgage is used to fulfill the obligation of the down payment.
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August 16, 2014
A stunning picture of TNA Knockout Brooke Tessmacher wearing a blue bikini while laying around in the water at the beach.
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June 1, 2014
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May 31, 2014
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May 26, 2014
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May 8, 2014
Even though he is now back in TNA, Rob Terry still continues to work for other wrestling promotions. Thanks to the new taping schedule for Impact Wrestling, he is able to work shows in Europe in early August. At these live events, he will be working under his real name as opposed to being under a mask like he is in TNA.
July 25, 2014
In order to bring a new infusion of blood to their talent roster, TNA has signed Crazy Steve, a professional wrestler who made a name for himself on the independent wrestling circuit in Canada. He will be a member of the new Menagerie stable with Mike Knox, Rebel and Rob Terry, who will be working underneath a mask for this role.
May 2, 2014
Rumors have been floating around for the last couple of months that Rob Terry was going to be brought back to TNA after gaining experience in OVW and Japan, where he worked with the Great Muta in Wrestle-1. Now, the news is official. Terry will be working underneath a mask as a member of the stable featuring Mike Knox and Rebel.
May 2, 2014
While he is enjoying the experience of working with some of the biggest names in that country, Rob Terry might be considering a departure from Japan. He recently went through an earthquake in the middle of the night, and it really took a toll on him. He noted that he lives on the fourth floor of a building, so things were especially bad that night.
March 16, 2014
Since he is now working closely with Wrestle-1, many were under the impression that Rob Terry might have been chosen to team up with the Great Muta and Seiya Sanada during TNA Lockdown 2014, but the move was something that management was against because they want him to return in a much bigger way down the line.
March 11, 2014
While his relationship with TNA is still on good terms, it appears that Rob Terry will be staying with Wrestle-1 for the time being, as everyone involved feels that he has much to gain in terms of experience by working with the Great Muta and his roster of talented performers. He will eventually be brought back to Impact Wrestling some day.
March 9, 2014
Considering how much of a powerful figure the Great Muta is in Japan, it's not a bad idea to get in on his good side if you want to make a name for yourself in that country. Rob Terry has apparently been able to do just that, as he has now been given the honors of teaming up with the former WCW star during the first series of Wrestle-1 tour.
February 28, 2014
A big six man tag team match has been added to the Wrestle-1 Outbreak, and Samoa Joe will be heavily featured, as the TNA star is teaming up with former WWE star Rene Dupree and Masayuki Kono. The three of them will face the Great Muta, who founded the promotion, Rob Terry and a mystery partner. The event takes place next week in Japan.
February 26, 2014
After spending a few weeks resting in the United States, Rob Terry is back in Japan, where he is working the first ever tour for Wrestle-1. He noted on Twitter that he has been given the honor of teaming up with the Great Muta. Terry is expected to be there for a few weeks, and he might make an appearance when TNA stars show up in March.
February 26, 2014
Some cruel fans on Twitter have been making jokes towards Alpha Female, who recently made her debut on Impact Wrestling, stating that she is actual Rob Terry with a sex change. The new TNA star is taking the joke well by acknowledging it on her social media account and even stating that she found it humorous.
February 18, 2014
Now that he has returned from a stint in Japan, where he worked for the Great Muta in Wrestle-1, there are talks that Rob Terry could be brought back to TNA, where he could be utilized in a feud against former partner and current world champion Brutus Magnus.
February 6, 2014
Rob Terry has benefited from the working relationship between TNA and Wrestle-1. He recently finished up a tour o Japan, where he worked a couple of matches for the new promotion. He also helped the Great Muta and Kaz Hayashi judge new talents trying out for the company.
February 4, 2014
With a million dollar body, many within the wrestling industry believe that Rob Terry can eventually become a star, but he needs more experience first. Terry is wisely taking that advice by working plenty of matches for OVW, the indies and even Japan.
January 14, 2014
Rob Terry will also be wrestling at the Wrestle-1 show, where AJ Styles will defend the TNA title, in Japan in a few days.
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North Carolina State University Student Health Services, for "Improving HPV Counseling in College Age Males During Physicals."
The winners will receive their awards and make poster presentations at the AAAHC Achieving Accreditation meeting in December in Las Vegas.
The AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement tenth annual Bernard A. Kershner Innovations in Quality Improvement Award program winners received their awards and made their poster presentations in Las Vegas, December 6, 2013.
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For the Primary Care category, the 2013 winner is the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Student Health Center for their study on "Pap Test Guideline Adherence." The honorable mention goes to Cerner Health Connections (d.b.a. Healthe Clinic) for their study on "Digital Signage as an Effective Internal Tool for Increasing Quality in Ambulatory Physician."
In the Surgical/Procedural category, the 2013 winners are North Surgery Center/Germantown Surgery Methodist, for a study on "Safely Implanting Vendor Owned Surgical Implants." The honorable mention goes to Cataract & Laser Center West, for their study to "Reduce Pollution, Cost and Waste Through Recycling."
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I feel so hopelessly average and seems like I'll never get a boyfriend?
I am an average looking (or so it seems) 23 year old girl. I have my share of problems- I suffer from anxiety and a bit of depression and hate going out. I have difficulty making friends and really don't have any acquaintances in college. Never had a real boyfriend and am a virgin. Day in and day out, I go through the same boring old routine- wake up, get ready, catch the 8 am train, walk about half a mile to school, take class, and come back home again. Nothing ever happens during school or in the process. I sometimes frequent the coffee shop, in hopes that I will catch the look of a cute guy, but nothing like that has ever occurred (maybe that only happens in movies and books?). No guys approach me or blatantly hit on me (the only time a guy has hit on me this year said I have a pretty face, but it probably was out of pity for the lonely looking, sad girl), no girl strikes up a conversation with me. I am at a loss. I feel like I will never ever meet anybody at this rate. I understand the phrase "my loneliness is killing me" more clearly now.My life is so freaking boring. It's embarrassing how I must resort to spending time with my mother during the weekends because I have no friends. People my age are out with their own peers, while I am the odd one hanging out with her mom.I feel like somehow I have my appearance to blame for this pitiful life. I know I'm not ugly, but I'm not really labelled as the pretty girl. I just happen to be a bookish-nerdy looking average nice girl. Odd this is, I used to be significantly more attractive 2 years ago, or so it seemed. People in class would approach me and guys would show interest in me. Now, nobody strikes up any form of convo with me and guys rarely if ever approach. The only thing that has changed from then and now is how more depressed I've gotten (thankfully, I'm taking meds) and how I found my first strand of white hair last week. I am getting uglier and older.I know this is a long rant, and most of you probably won't read all of this junk, but hopefully, somebody out here can relate to some of my feelings and have any suggestions to make?
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Don't put yourself down, find yourself. Have you ever heard of the placebo affect? happy energy draws people in, emrace yourself, do what you enjoy and makes you happy without caring what others think. You are you and not everyone will love you but the ones that like you will respect you for who you are.Seriously, just find things that interest you and make you feel good. Don't worry about the small things now, having a boyfriend may not be the best thing for you right now. Acheive a much as you can now and don't worry about this now. All of Gods children are beautiful, don't think different :P
no offense, but your last sentence is a little bit too cliched :p
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i'm 22 and still virgin, never had a girlfriend, I feel your pain
thanks for feeling the pain
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yea, and as a girl, it sucks to be almost never approached.
i hate how low slef-esteem is seen as weakness in a girl's point of view, perspective
This isn't advice but I do understand what you're going through. You sound like the exact female version of me. I'm 23, never had a girlfriend, still a virgin, don't really have any acquaintances in college.You're not alone.
Same here. We should throw a party for all the lonely GAG virgins in their 20's. :(
somehow, I have a feeling that being a virgin in your early 20s isn't all that abnormal.
you are not alone
well it seems like it, at least where I am. everybody else around me in my age group seems to have such a great social life and no problems approaching one another...i seem like the odd one out
yeah because I'm also 23 and never had a girlfriend, also still a virgin
be glad you don't have to initiate anything
...i never get approached (at least by decent guys)
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they are probably nervous.
no it's likely me, I hate how everything has to be a guy's fault
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Do you have Facebook? A lot of people make friends on there. I'm the same age and I'm having the exact same problem. The only difference is I don't have depression (anymore). I think that the problem is that no one is really approaching each other anymore, especially in our age group. Everyone is so shy now. It's just not worth the rejection for most people (just look at some of the answers/questions on here). Then you have the whole hook up culture thing. Not many people are interested in relationships and opt for FWB type situations. About making friends. If you don't already have a circle of friends by sophomore year it will be pretty difficult to make friends (at school). Everyone has already established their circles and don't really have a need for more friends. You should probably trying going out to a variety of places too, I don't have too much faith in anyone these days just approaching, but you never know, it may happen.
i do have Facebook, but I absolutely loathe it.
You have to act friendly or else people will think that you want to be left alone. I hang out with my mom too much too because I have no friends really. You should join meetup.com and attend some group meetings in your area. It will help you get out there and meet people.
yea, but stuff like meetup.com seems so cheesy
well I mean if you're all by yourself, it can only help.
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Senior Day at the Fair
Formed about four years ago by Trudy Davies, The Hot Flashes is a group of female singers who traditionally perform '50s and '60s doo wop music. Thirteen of the 14 members are in their mid-50s and older.
Those members who have experienced the biological change for which their performing troupe is named sometimes get the best chuckle out of the initial reaction people unfamiliar with them have when they are announced on stage.
The Hot Flashes are the first of several entertainers scheduled to perform Aug 2 during the Wood County Fair's annual free Senior Day for older county residents. The special day also includes food – starting with coffee and donuts at 9 a.m. sponsored by Blakely Care Center – and giveaways and continues through 3:30 p.m. at the county fairgrounds, 13800 W. Poe Rd. in Bowling Green.
Other Senior Day events by scheduled time:
• 11 a.m. -- Door prize drawings will be announced. Winners must be present.
• 11:10 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. -- 16-year-old singer Conner Rose will take the stage to show why the teenager who performs at shows across northwest Ohio has already been to Nashville, Tenn., to record his own original single, "Talkin' and Textin."
• 12:10 p.m. to 1 p.m. – Lunch will be served, featuring stacked turkey or ham, cold beans, coleslaw, melon salad, a Rice Krispie treat and water. The meal is sponsored by Bowling Green Manor, Right at Home Health Care, Interim Health Care, Briar Hill Health Campus, Odyssey HealthCare, and Gentiva Home Health.
• 12:30 to 1 p.m. – Dancers from the Perrysburg Academy of the Performing Arts, under the direction of Vicki Hartkopf, will present some of the numbers that show why they were selected to perform at Downtown Disney in 2011 and on a cruise ship for hundreds of guests in 2013.
• 1 to 2 p.m. – Singer/actor Michael Sonata, a Canton native, will perform a "Frank Sinatra Tribute." A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Kent State University, acting and singing was always his first love and he decided eight years ago to follow his heart. He has worked in theaters in several states.
• 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. – A four-piece band of country music veterans from Wood and nearby counties, East of Cheyenne performs songs by country music greats. The band got its name from a time many years ago when its six-string guitar player Kenny Hough, now 80, was a cowboy in Wyoming.
• 3 p.m. -- Last door prize drawing. Winners must be present.
Enter the fairgrounds at Gate B or C off Poe Road and go to the large tent. Free shuttle service from the parking lots, sponsored by the Wood County Sheriff, will be available by calling 419-352-8257.
In addition to the county Committee on Aging, Senior Day entertainment is sponsored by Wood Haven Health Care, SouthernCare, Inc., Heritage Corner Health Care Campus, Northwest Ohio Medical Equipment, and A to Z Healthcare, Inc.
The free program will include information about how to help manage blood pressure, a blood pressure screening, help with a personal plan of action and monthly coaching support for six months.
Participants will receive a free measuring spoon set. Pre-registration is not required but is encouraged. For more information or to register, call 419-251-2004.
The group will meet at the restaurant at 5 p.m. Reservations have been made for "Ageless Wonders."
For more information, call 419-836-3811.
Upcoming meeting dates include Aug. 16, Sept. 20, Oct. 18, Nov. 15 and Dec 20. Meeting time is noon to 1 p.m. A complimentary lunch is provided.
Heartland of Oregon is located at 3953 Navarre Ave., Oregon. For more information, call 419-698-4521.
The event, which is free to all seniors age 60 and older, will include hot dogs, chips, beverages and ice cream. Those 59 and younger can purchase food for a small fee.
Music will be provided by the Cakewalkin Jass Band. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair. The event is sponsored by Otterbein Portage Valley Senior Lifestyle Community, Bernie Stone, Hoeflinger-Bolander Funeral Home and the Cakewalkin' Jass Band.
People who are experiencing forgetfulness, mild confusion or difficulty finding the right words are most likely to benefit.
The following Transitions programs will be held in August at the Alzheimer's Association, 2500 North Reynolds Rd., Toledo:
• "Mind Works," Aug. 8 from 1:30 to 3 p.m., features brain-stimulating games in a fun and non-competitive environment.
• "Art Café," Aug. 15, from 4 to 6 p.m., with artist Jan Revill offering fine art options such as acrylic painting or watercolors. Participants can also choose to create a make-n-take. No art experience is required.
• Aug. 30, 6:30 to 8 p.m., features educational or support meetings on a variety of topics.
Registration is requested. There is a $5 suggested program fee for all Toledo Transitions programs. Individuals will not be denied services for inability to pay. Call the Alzheimer's Association at 419-537-1999 or 800-272-3900 for more information.
The program will be presented by neurologist Dr. Howard Schecht, from the Neurology Department at the Toledo Clinic. Dr. Schecht is a nationally recognized Alzheimer's and dementia expert.
RSVP to 419-666-0935. The program is co-sponsored by the Solana Program of Perrysburg Care and Rehabilitation, The Waterford at Levis Commons and The Alzheimer's Association, Northwest Oho Chapter.
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Iraqi police found 50 bodies dumped across Baghdad on Tuesday, apparent victims of sectarian death squads, and a bombing at a bakery in the capital killed 10 people in the biggest single attack of the day.
The discovery of the bodies, many tortured and all shot, brought to at least 110 the number found in Baghdad in the past two days, an Interior Ministry official said.
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