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Usually, I whisk whatever sweetener I have on hand directly into the custard: honey, maple syrup, brown sugar, white sugar, sometimes a combination.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

A £3,500 hand chased wine coaster in Britannia silver, designed by Edinburgh-based jewellers' Hamilton and Inches was purchased a week before Christmas in 2017.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

For Monroe, though, the effort was always public and always suspect — the culture was attuned to see any book in her hand as a prop.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

No, the analogy can’t take us that far; there are no ingredients here, just a calculation you could, in principle, do by hand.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

Running a hand through her wet hair creates a grim mental picture: emerging from the shelter to find reporters in the neighborhood, trying to interview her while she looks like a bedraggled cat.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith