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- Free Press writers share "odes to ugly vegetables." First up, the vegetable most often fed to dogs under the table -- Brussels sprouts.
- Next ode: kohlrabi -- the sweet cousin of the cabbage family that is yet to be popularized in this country.
- A tribute to the "alien soccer ball" that is celery root.
- Consider high-end liquors as gifts this holiday season. No Black Friday crowds, and it is so much better than a hand-knit sweater.
- Vermont Smoke and Cure produces nitrate-free bacon that was described by the New York Times as having "... possibly the finest (bacon) on the planet."

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11-30-2009 @3:22PM Divine Bird Jenny said... Oh, come on, why bash handknits? I was with you 100% until that.
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12-02-2009 @8:04AM LinC said... I would rather have a bottle of good liquor than a sweater, hand-knit or not. Your mileage may differ.
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