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I was totally shocked by what I read over my coffee this morning. Our industry is going through troubling and challenging times as it is, without the added problems this kind of thing is going to create. The very structure of our world society, and, civilization as a whole,  is being threatened with collapse and [...]

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Two Worlds Same Guy (I’m not at all long winded so this piece, heartfelt as it may be, is gonna be concise.   I’m not real good at this kind of writing, but here is a little something…..   [ We disagree with the  "not real good" comment. Ed] ) In the past thirty years, I’ve [...]

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Archaeological evidence shows nomadic people in what we now call Ireland over 8,000 years ago, with agricultural development beginning in the Ceide fields of Mayo County around 3,000 later. A History of Irish Cuisine at Ravensgard .org relates the following: If any attempt is made to record the history of Irish Cuisine and diet it [...]

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“Because I believe that homemade bread offers benefits on many levels, and that it is neither demanding nor difficult to make—that it doesn’t have to disrupt the rhythm of your life but can become part of it—I begin without ceremony.“ The lead paragraph above sets the philosophy of Jack Black as he begins a four [...]

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As spring settles in and the daffodils bring color to the woods around my cabin I gaze longingly at my collection of Hawaiian shirts in anticipation of warmer weather requiring their use. While driving down to Wolfeboro to collect my mail I note the faint tinge on some of the trees promising the green canopies [...]

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