Alice

Jan 07, 2006 08:42

She wore men’s clothes and a sailor’s cap. She had arms with real muscles you wouldn’t want to mess with. Her hair was cut short as with most men of the time. She did heavy yard work and could fix cars. Her name was Alice, Alice Pulchano, anglicized from Pulciano. I was a child of nine or ten or eleven when, together with other neighborhood kids my ( Read more... )

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Re: Galliano parfait myq_kootz January 9 2006, 17:55:44 UTC
Re: Galliano parfait gallianoparfait January 9 2006, 18:05:46 UTC
Neat! And in typical Twin Oaks form, they misspell everything. There are two l's in Galliano. I didn't notice the misspelling two weeks ago. Maybe they've corrected it. Anyway, the Galliano parfait is Ted Dambruch's enduring legacy in the pantheon of desserts. How many of us achieve that level of immortality?

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Verification gallianoparfait January 9 2006, 18:19:05 UTC
Verification of correct spelling:
http://www.foodsubs.com/Photos/galliano.jpg

When you reach drinking age, ahem, try a Galliano screwdriver. Orange juice, Galliano, ice in a tall glass. Adding vodka promotes Italo-Russki friendship.

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Re: Galliano parfait alighieri1265 January 29 2006, 21:07:19 UTC
I recommend the danish, myself.

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Re: I recommend the danish, myself. gallianoparfait January 30 2006, 00:05:30 UTC
Hamlet? There is something rotten in Denmark.

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