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Food Solutions to last week's puzzles THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME JUMBLE. by Henri Arnold and Bob Lee rjlOTMSTTFl CiRlElWlClOllMlBHGltlLltH Unscramble these six Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form six ordinary words. 3 How did GUJEN i Tt i i 9tm Ti mm fun wc mmt MINTIG I i ii I i RIMPIA i i i SECCAS TARPET ii i i IKIBIN I i continued from page 33 sometimes the light of recognition doesn't flash on until you're told the source. Once you know, however, it seems unmistakable. Until recently, I shared the widely held assumption that the world's best fruit brandies were made in Europe.

Obviously, there is superb fruit grown here in the United States, but somehow our fruit brandies didnt rival those from the Old World Some good ones have been made in California under the St George label, but now an Oregon craftsman has fashioned a pear brandy that can commute to Europe with its head held high. Called Clear Creek Williams Pear Brandy, it has recently entered the Chicago market and can be found in limited quantities in several local wine and spirits retail shops and a few restaurants. Suggested retail for a 750-milliliter bottle is $25. This summer I had the opportunity to visit the tiny distillery in Portland and talk with owner Stephen McCarthy. Interrupting our conversation from time to time to "tweak the McCarthy explained he was lured into this esoteric endeavor in 1985 because pears growing in his family orchards were going to waste.

"This turned out to be an advantage," he said, "because I'm convinced the key to making great eau de vie is in the ripeness and quality of the fruit I can be sure we use only fruit of a custom size, that none of it has fallen on the ground, that we distill in the day it is at the peak of ripeness. It's an expensive way to do it, but But the aroma, flavor and finesse he achieves make it worth it Currently, he also sells a delicious apple brandy, and on the drawing board are plans for raspberry, plum and cherry brandies. The best way to become acquainted with eaux de vie is to sample them well chilled from a brandy snifter or another large glass that enables you to easily sniff the aroma. They have a role in cooking, too. Use discreet amounts over fruit or ice cream, or as an ingredient in a sorbet Sprinkle some onto cakes before icing them.

Add a dollop to a glass of sparkling wine, then garnish the aperitif with a piece of the same fruit WHAT KISSINSTHAT GUY SAVE HER. Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon. QUOTE-ACROSTIC (R.) MALONEY, ENGLISH GRAMMAR: The writer who can compose a plain declarative sentence without any obvious mistakes can write his own ticket. He can also astonish most people by writing pieces about simple rules of English grammar." PRINT YOUR ANSWER IN THE CIRCLES BELOW THE LI111 1IJ (Answers appear on Page 36) Jumble Book No. 1 is available for $2.80 from Jumble, co The Chicago Tribune, P.O.

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