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MY JEWISH LEARNING Ingredients 4 SERVINGS salt 2 large eggs 2 pounds potatoes oil (for frying) Directions Peel and finely grate the potatoes. Put them immediately into cold water, then drain and squeeze them as dry as you can by pressing them with your hands in a colander. This is to remove the starchy liquid, which could make the…

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By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 1 in 5 people with hypertension may be unintentionally taking a drug for another condition that causes their blood pressure to climb even higher, a new study suggests. Left untreated or undertreated, high blood pressure will increase your risk for heart attack, stroke, kidney disease and vision problems by damaging blood vessels. Lifestyle…

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TV chef Carla Hall flavors her Southern buttermilk pie with rum and lots of nutmeg, which evoke the flavors of eggnog. Ingredients CRUST 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon table salt 1 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 2 tablespoons ice water FILLING 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 tablespoon…

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Deborah Pike Olsen, AARP, Updated September 10, 2021 A quick comparison of telltale signs There are no hard-and-fast rules about COVID-19 symptoms because the coronavirus tends to affect people differently. Here’s what experts know now: A sudden loss of smell or taste may be the first sign of COVID-19. This symptom seems to occur later and…

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BY CHIARA EISNER UPDATED NOVEMBER 20, 2021 6:21 PM NEW FIRING SQUAD ORDERS SHOW WHAT AGENCY IS HIDING South Carolina is the only state in the country whose primary — and only — method of execution is the electric chair, a device that has led to dozens of botched killings nationwide. All other states that…

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By Ed Kilgore FEB. 25, 2021 Daily Kos Elections has come up with a chart displaying the percentage of the population represented by senators from each party since 1990, along with the percentage of Senate votes each party captured (displayed in three-cycle averages, since only one-third of the Senate is up for reelection every two years): Republican senators haven’t…

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Baked, smothered turkey wings with gravy and cornbread dressing Roasted sweet potatoes Golden and red beets Beet and/or collard greens Cranberry sauce Yeast rolls or cornbread Some kind of desert Recipes to follow. This is a menu with limited leftovers, for people who don’t want to put on the holiday 10. If you don’t eat…

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By Susan Cornwell October 6, 2021 6:17 AM EDT To “filibuster” means to delay action on a bill or other issue by talking. The Senate filibuster first captured the American imagination in Frank Capra’s 1939 movie “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” when Jimmy Stewart’s character spoke for more than a day, and more recently in 2013 when…

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