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\Col`lec*ta"ne*a\, n. pl. [Neut. pl. from L. collectaneus collected, fr. colligere. See {Collect}, v. t.] Passages selected from various authors, usually for purposes of instruction; miscellany; anthology. Webster's 1913
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To prepare mice, you have to first thaw them out and pull the skins off and the guts out. Then you wash them, bread them carefully, and braise them lightly in olive oil in the black skillet.
Mother's habit of clipping stuff rubbed off on me early and it stuck. She clipped mostly recipes but I'm more of a generalist. I'll clip anything that grabs my fancy.
"...is that Mr. Jefferson's sayings are never well digested, often extravagant, and never consistently pursued." John Adams
The only misfortune of it is that Mr. Jefferson's sayings are never well digested, often extravagant, and never consistently pursued. He has not a clear head, and never pursues any question through. His ambition and his cunning are the only steady qualities in him. His imagination and ambition are too strong for his reason.
John Adams
clipped December 19, 2004
Collection: American History
Collectanea - American History - Art and Sculpture - Finger-Ring Draw - Food and Cooking - Humor - Natural Science - Philosophy - Politics and World Affairs - Word Play - On Writing