Q. I have 53 pieces of silverware which my father had. It is stamped International silver co. and USN on one side and an anchor on the other. It was used on the USS WASP and given to my father. Is it sterling silver? I can find no markings to determine if it is. Thanks! Bill...
The water glass is there only for the occasional gulp to clear the palate, and/or to wash some food down if you’re having problems. Water is also there for when you are ordering wine at a restaurant. When the sommelier pours a small amount of wine for you to taste, the water is t...
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Never had the heart to tell her we weren't that in to it! The plain white China I bought when I first left home is still going strong 25 years later. Like others I am now very bored with the Poole and really only use the dinner plates as back ups when the White stuff is all ...
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to the quality of the ice that I have around me. If I have beautiful, perfect cold draft cubes, which is a specific cocktail bar-centric variety of ice cube, I’ll shake or stir in a certain way. But if I have home ice or what we call “hotel ice,” which is really slippery, ...
which included what to do if we fell out of the boat. The river was beautiful and was very scenic with the volcanic rocks along the banks. Because the river flows from the slopes of Mount Adams, the water is clear, colorful, and fresh as it contains melted glacial waters from the mount...
If you grant me your attention for a short while I shall tell you the tale which starts, oddly enough, with a tail. Apatosaurus was not a morning dinosaur. He never liked to start the day at the start of the day preferring, if at all possible, to start it when it had well and ...
For me that was things like crusty old mints, parmesan cheese packets from the pizza place, plastic silverware, etc. Or maybe I’m the only one that uses my pantry as a junk drawer?! 3. Get rid of food that is expired (Tell me I’m not the only one?!) Also, make a mental not...
People were pawning coins and silverware to take advantage of the high price of silver, adding to the supply, but there was less than a third of the silver market left that the Hunts did notcontrol via futures.7 Uncle Sam Steps in ...