Bathsheba
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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Bathsheba in the Bible, the beautiful wife of
Uriah the Hittite, seen bathing by
David; desiring her, the king arranged for Uriah's death in battle, and married the widow. Bathsheba subsequently became the mother of David's heir,
Solomon.
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Fennel.(includes recipes)(fennel bulbs)
Magazine article from: Country Living; 3/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; Discover the sweet crunch and delicate anise flavor of fresh fennel Aromatic fennel enlivens appetizers, salads, and savory main dishes I first tasted fennel bulbs about two decades ago in Italy, where the crunchy, fragrant vegetable...
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Fennel's herby life as a celery look-alike
Newspaper article from: Sunday Star-Times; 9/27/1998; 700+ words
; FENNEL leads a double life. It is a herb and seed used to flavour fish stuffings and is also delicious with pork. But the fennel vegetable (bulb fennel) is also a strange, distorted, celery-like creature. People...
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FENNEL DEMYSTIFIED.(Life)
Newspaper article from: The Star (South Africa); 6/8/2009; 700+ words
; Fennel has quite a distinctive liquorice flavour...substitute for dill when it is unavailable. When fennel is eaten raw, the liquorice flavour is...sweetness in the vegetable. When preparing fennel, trim off the stalks and fronds and use...
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Fennel; Flavor From Top to Bottom
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/6/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...supermarket checkout lane, the head of fennel sticking out of the top of the shopping...fitting introduction, before I met other fennel dishes. It's now a staple in my repertoire. Fresh raw fennel is refreshing. With its distinct licorice...
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FENNEL IN SEASON
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 2/6/1998; ; 682 words
; ...a while they start making up words. "Take 'fennel.' There is no such thing as 'fennel,' yet many of your gourmet recipes call for...Herald, January 9, 1998.) Sorry Dave Barry. Fennel is real. It is a bulbous, anise-flavored...
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FENNEL LENDS ONE'S GARDEN BOTH FLAVOR AND FOLKLORE.(LIFE & LEISURE)(Recipe)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 5/10/1995; 700+ words
; Byline: MICHAEL LOPEZ Staff writer Eat fennel and be thin. Grow fennel and it will become a feathery, gray cloud where...cloud, swallowtail butterflies will spring. If fennel is best recognized as the crunchy seed in Italian...
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Versatile fennel adds unique flavor to dishes.(Food)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 9/21/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...admit, but let's call it more than 10 - fennel has become, if not mainstream, at least...times - like now - when it's in season. Fennel, also called anise, has lots going for...probably not all at once) are among fennel's common partners. Buy bulbs that are...
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Fabulous fennel
Magazine article from: Southern Living; 12/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...flavor reminiscent of licorice? It's fennel. Cooked or raw, this versatile vegetable...touch to chicken, fish, and salads. Raw fennel has a crunchy texture and a pronounced...or cracking. Scott Jones CHICKEN WITH FENNEL 2 fennel bulbs Seasoning Mix, divided...
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Fennel
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/19/2003; ; 677 words
; ...or mysterious in the produce aisles. Fennel was prized by the Romans not only for...appetite and to combat flatulence and colic, fennel was once also believed to be a weapon...of its enduring international appeal, fennel goes by different names in many countries...
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Fennel flashes with fragrance
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 4/2/1992; ; 700+ words
; Fragrant fennel is often said, unfairly, to taste like...complement to salads, soups and stews. Fennel is closely associated with Italian cuisine...Row, $34.50), ancient Romans used fennel to season pork, lamb, seafood and beans...
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Fennel
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Fennel Description Fennel ( Foeniculum vulgare ), also known as F. officinale , is a member...graveolens ), caraway ( Carum carvi ), and anise ( Pimpinella anisum ). Fennel has a thick, spindle-shaped taproot that produces a pithy, smooth...
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fennel
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
fennel common name for several perennial herbs...Italian cooking) for flavoring. Sweet fennel, or finocchio, is a variety with a thick...eaten like celery. In literature and legend fennel is a symbol of flattery, a remedy for failing...
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Shepherd Fennel's Dance
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Shepherd Fennel's Dance. Orch. piece by Balfour Gardiner , 1910, based on Hardy's story The Three Strangers (from Wessex Tales , 1888).
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Digestive Enzymes
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...peppermint ( Mentha spicata ), ginger ( Zingiber officinale ), fennel ( Foeniculum vulgare ), anise ( Pimpinella anisum ), and lemon...Indian custom that is also helpful for digestion is to keep fennel or anise seed available at the table to pass around following...
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Herbs and Spices
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
...However, coriander and hamburg parsley roots, garlic and fennel bulbs are all regarded as herbs rather than spices. What Do...angelica, anise, caraway, chervil, coriander, cumin, dill, fennel, gotu kola, lovage, and parsley. These plants mostly originate...
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