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The Quilt Inn Country Cookbook  
Aliske Webb  
alone.) But we shouldn’t use the same word twice. A flock of sheep behaves differently  
than a flock of birds.  
There’s a certain magic to naming things. Mark Twain wrote an amusing short  
story about Adam and Eve working their way around Eden naming all the creatures.  
As I recall, Eve did most of the naming, bagging all the good names, much to the  
irritation of Adam. Quite so.  
It seems mightily appropriate that we are called the race of humans, of course.  
It’s unquestionably a relay race. See the unique upright bipedal stance, arms with  
opposable thumbs outstretched clutching a baton of tools to be passed from one  
runner to another in the forward thrust of evolution.  
Someone passed me a pen.  
I will pass on a computer.  
Our Garden of Earthly Delights  
A Spike of Roast Asparagus  
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2
1
lb. asparagus  
tbsp. olive oil  
/2 tsp. salt  
fresh ground pepper to taste  
1
tbsp. lemon juice  
Trim 1 inch off bottom of asparagus. Line baking sheet with aluminium foil.  
Arrange asparagus on pan in single layer. Preheat oven to 425F. Drizzle asparagus  
with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake 15 minutes. Drizzle with lemon  
juice. Serve hot.  
A Veneration of Vegetables Cheesecake  
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6
1
1
3
bunch of asparagus or broccoli, trimmed, cut into 1 inch pieces  
large eggs  
/2 cup all-purpose flour  
/4 cup butter, melted  
cups cottage cheese  
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Aliske Webb 1999. All rights reserved.  
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