Hollister, who had spoken glowingly of the fluffiness of Carlson's rolls, described the ones at the Machine Shed, which are approximately as fluffy as a bagel, as " very, very, very good . " I also learned, just as I left Des Moines, that Chuck Offenburger, a former newspaper columnist who used to run an annual contest to pick the coffee shop or restaurant that served the best roll, had once rated the Machine Shed No . 1.
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David Duval, one of the golfers in the U . S . Open field who has recently discovered the magic of fitness, was waxing on the vital topics of the day _ the height and fluffiness of the rough, the hardness of the greens, the state of the club face in modern society and the debatable virtues of " The Fountainhead " _ when someone asked him if, given the choice and equality of paycheck, he would rather play golf or go fly-fishing.
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If you consider a baby duck's fluffiness to be irrelevant ( rather than insufficient alone ) in deciding whether it is a mammal, and also consider a viviparous lizard giving birth to live young to be irrelevant in deciding whether it is a mammal, then you need to explain the reasoning that would make combinations of these traits relevant in determining that a cat is a mammal : ) It sounds like your first debate partner started from things they assumed were right or wrong, and then used " obvious " reasons why their gut feeling was right.
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While mashed potatoes are best prepared at the last minute and served immediately, it's feasible ( even though they'll lose some of their fluffiness ) to make them a few hours ahead and reheat, covered, in a 300-degree oven or in the microwave .---CREAMY MASHED POTATOES Salt to taste Water 3 pounds russet potatoes 4 garlic cloves ( optional ) 6 tablespoons ( 3 / 4 stick ) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces and softened 1 to 1 1 / 2 cups heavy whipping cream OR half-and-half, heated Pepper to taste
