Archive for January, 2008

Burns Day

The enduring appeal of Robert Burns, on the occasion of his 249th birthday.

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Kate Christensen’s cure for the common cold

Day two home from work with a killer cold, and my only consolation is novelist Kate Christensen’s hot toddy. Since she passed it along last fall, the drink has eclipsed spicy tomato soup as the Maud household’s preferred remedy. It proves — as we always knew deep in our hearts — that Bourbon cures everything.   Add boiling water to . . .

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