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SUN DAY BRUNCH

• If your children like the taste of
licorice (similar to that of fennel), sug-
gest they make and decorate theft
own bags with "meeting seeds" to
take along on chore-filled afternoons.
• Fennel remains popular as a natural
dye for wool. Try it with your children.
(Colors will be yellow and brown).

Join us for a relaxing Sunday brunch buffet
that includes all of your traditional favorites like:

OMELETS &WAFFLES MADE TO ORDER
HAND CARVED ROAST BEEF CHICKEN, BEEF,
AND FISH ENTREES POACHED SALMON AND
ASSORTED SMOKED FISH JONAH CRAB CLAWS
MARINATED MUSSELS EGGS BENEDICT AND
CHEF DENO'S AWARD WINNING DESSERTS.

Adults $21.95 Children aged six to twelve $7.95
Children aged five & under eat free
Sunday Brunch served lam till 2pm
and includes LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

FIVE DOLLARS OFF

Present this coupon to your server and receive $5 off on
the price of Sunday brunch for every adult in your party.

Offer good Sundays now through March 25, 2001. Not

valid in conjunction with other promotional discOunts

including "Friends" gifts certificates.Thank you.

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5498 Crooks Road (Next to the Northfield Hilton)
248-879-2060

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Italian/American Bar & Grill

Fresh Fish • Steaks • Ribs • Chicken • Banquet Facilities for
groups up to 100 • Homemade Soups & Rolls • Great Pizza

MONDAYS & TUESDAYS
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get a second entree

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at

16 oz. Handcut Filet
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$26.95

Includes Soup or Salad, Bread Basket,
Potato & Vegetable

Open 7 Days A Week _
20300 Farmington Road, Between 7 & 8 Mile on East Side

(248) 474-2420

Senior Citizen Discount 10% Off Total Food Bill

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BEETS:
Where You'll Read About
Them: Deuteronomy 1:5
How To Plant: Never plant beets
in acidic soil. Place v2 inch into the
'ground, preferably cold ground. Yes,
you can even get those beets going
now (unless the earth is covered by
snow) beCduse they love the cold.
You will need to fertilize your plants.
Seeds should be about 1 inch apart.
When they grow to 2 inches tall, trim
the tops. Beets should be eaten when
they reach 2 inches wide; do not
.1 wait for them to grow larger.
Fun Facts:
• The beet you read about in the
Torah is not the beet we know today,_
but rather the spinach beet, whose
leaves were a popular dish in talmu-
dic times. The Talmud even advises:
"A dish of beets is good for the heart
and good for the bowels, especially
the small bowels."
• Beets-were believed to be a
I favorite of King Solomon.
1- How To Use Them:
• Though Estee Lauder and Max Fac-
tor:help make cosmetics into big busi-
.neSs,
makeup is nothing new. The Tal-
i
..,- mud even mentions the use of some
flOra specifically for cosmetic use.
You might want to try making your
own beet balm, Which will leave
your lips a lovely color, as well as
make them soft.

I

1 T. beeswax, grated
2 T. almond oil
1 t. beet juice (or beet-root powder*)
Melt wax and oil in double-boiler,
about 1 minute. Remove from head
and add beet juice (the more juice,
the more color). Allow to cool for
about 30 minutes.

(*If you don't want to make your
own beet juice, you can find beet-root
powder at many health-food stores.)

HYSSOP
Where You'll Read About It:
In Psalm 51:7, King David says,
"Purge me with hyssop and I shall be
clean." Also, I Kings 5:13, Numbers
1 9:6 and 1 9: 1 8, Leviticus 14:4 and
14:49, Exodus 12:22.
How To Plant: The best time to
plant hyssop seeds is in autumn. You
will need well-drained, neutral soil, a _ s
well as a location with plenty of
warmth and sun. Hyssop is an excel-
lent choice for rock and herb gar-
dens, because it loves to grow in dry,
and even sandy, places.
Fun Facts:
• No one should ever place hyssop
oil directly on her skin, and pregnant
women often are advised to avoid the
herb altogether.
• In Kate Greenaway's book The Lan-
guage of Flowers, hyssop is said to
stand for cleanliness.
• Hyssop, along with cedar, was
used in preparing the ashes of the red
heifer for sacrifice. It also was used to
sprinkle blood on the doorposts of
Jewish homes, as recounted in the
Haggadah. Why hyssop? It was
believed to symbolize humility.
• Hyssop flowers have a gentle,
lovely fragrance that's a favorite of
bees and butterflies. Bugs, however,
stay away.
How To Use:
• Hyssop is often an ingredient in
zatar, a popular spice mixture among
Oriental Jews. You can get it, usually
wrapped up in a bit of newspaper,
wherever you buy fresh pita in Israel,
or try making your own. Combine,
according to taste, hyssop, sesame
seeds, oregano, rosemary, marjoram,
basil and garlic. Serve warm on
bread.
• Hyssop is said to be helpful in get-
ting rid of bad odors. You might want
to try drying its flowers, then placing
in any musty-smelling areas. ❑