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Pizza cut in small squares is often called a "party cut" to accomodate several people on a pizza. It's a midwest practical thing or some might say a Minn. liberal equal size for all thang.

Bittman's Cranberry relish. We like the "slidding outa the can kind" but Bittmans will do.

What you say! Mac and Cheese . Lots o butter . Some a that kitchen seasoning . Baked so that it's real cripsy around the edges an a slight crisp on the top. Scoop it so's every one gets some a that crisp. MMMM.

The two real ways we Americans can be heard in this cacophony surrounding health "care" and Big Food is to vote at the ballot box and with our check books. Two examples of this power of the people are Wholefoods increased earnings report and Republican Gov.s elected in NJ and Va. Power to the People !

I call these joints "troughs". When we fed the hogs ,it was always in a trough. It is defined as "a long shallow recepticle for animal feed". Same as "all you can eat buffets" Nuff said.

Hey Pollan ,footprint this!

Remember it's like sex : low and slow,the longer the better.

I read the above comments to my wife and she made a point . That is: if you've ever done farm work , which starts at 4:00 am and continues til 7 :00 pm [if you milk cows] and later during crop harvest .Her point is alittle fat on the edge of your steak was not an issue. If you got steak. Most likely Baked Steak [Swiss Steak] and boiled potatoes with sides and damned glad to get it .These *ussies that gag over some flavorful fat on the edge of their NYStrip are a joke. Barney Frank is very careful about what he puts in his mouth especially if it has a little fat on the edge .

I wish I knew Willie Mae's[ in NOLA] recipe . That's the best. If you fry chicken and you and your's like it then don't cluck around wit dat recipe. It's yours because as you see everybody'd got there own .

Vacuum pack it and send it to me.

Our cook was Ora T. from Nevada , Iowa . Meat and Taters were her specialty and the meat was always done . She made a desert called "kringla", a flaky dough semi-circle with a bit of frosting . How she faced that crowd every morning is a wonder. All Hail to Ora !

Beefeater or Bombay Saphire ; beyond these two the rest are for those girly drinks ,you know with chocalot ,bacon or Midol .

LARDO. TRY FRYING STRIPS AND LAYING STRIPS ON RAW OYSTER ON THE HALF SHELL . SAVE THE GREASE AND FRY ANYTHING IN IT.