Tomato-Celery Cocktail

Slice fresh tomatoes in 1/2 inch slices, marinate in French dressing. Serve on crisp lettuce with minced celery and olives combined.

Coffee Syrup

Follow directions for sugar syrup, using strong coffee instead of water, and boiling for ten minutes instead of five minutes.

Sugar Syrup

1 cup sugar
1 cup water

Put sugar and water in a saucepan and stir until sugar is dissolved.  Bring to boil, and boil without stirring for about five minutes. Cool. Pour into covered jar and keep in refrigerator cabinet, using as needed.

ERNEST HEMINGWAY STOCK FOOTAGE

At his house in Key West/Florida

Oscar Wilde

French Fried Onions

Peel and cut onions in slices and separate into circles. Salt and pepper, dip into milk, then into the flour or bread crumbs. Fry in preheated fat until a golden brown. Shake onto a sheet of paper to absorb any fat.

Variation: Asparagus, cauliflower, green pepper, egg plant, or celery. These vegetables should be pre-cooked for a few minutes and thoroughly drained.

Idioms

After the fight was over, it took George some time to be able to pull himself together, and only then did he realize that he was wrong and decided to apologize. Mr. Crawley was very nice; he just said, "I know you are having problems. Skip it. No hard feelings". George was very relieved to hear that. He thought they'd  never be on speaking terms again.

Expressions in Portuguese that correspond to the English idioms above:

- Pull oneself together: controlar-se; se recompor

- Skip it: deixe pra lá

- No hard feelings: tudo bem; sem problemas

- On speaking terms: numa boa