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Colonial Dinner Parties Meant Cocktails, Conversation

Guests at the governor's dinner table in 18th century Virginia had one thing in common with even the poorest households — a love of drink.

Colonial Dinner Parties Meant Cocktails, Conversation

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Saturday

A 'Top Chef' Cooks Up A Warming Winter Soup

The finished product, garnished with oven-roasted cauliflower, toasted walnuts and brown butter. Guy Raz/NPR hide caption

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A 'Top Chef' Cooks Up A Warming Winter Soup

Supermarket produce shelves can be bleak in December, but the humble cauliflower is in season. Top Chef finalist Carla Hall shares her recipe for a cream of cauliflower soup to warm the winter nights.

A 'Top Chef' Cooks Up A Warming Winter Soup

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Thursday

Holiday Recipes

Gateau Basque: A Perfect Cake For The Holidays

Cookbook author Dorie Greenspan has an unusual dessert in her repertoire that's perfect for the holidays -- a gateau Basque from southwestern France. The cake is sturdy, easy to transport and can be eaten any time of day. What makes it so intriguing is that it has a clue as to what's baked inside, Greenspan says.

Gateau Basque: A Perfect Cake For The Holidays

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Tuesday

Friday

Must-See Science: Videos From Science Friday

Eggnog: Spike And Let It Sit, For Safety

A perennial holiday dilemma: Will alcohol kill bacteria like salmonella in homemade eggnog? Microbiologists Vince Fischetti and Raymond Schuch, from The Rockefeller University, ran an experiment in the lab to see whether salmonella can survive in a vat of spiked eggnog.

Eggnog: Spike And Let It Sit, For Safety

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Business

'Greening' Outbreak Threatens Florida Citrus Crops

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The "greening disease" is crippling the state's $9 billion citrus industry, but researchers are testing genetically modified plants in hopes of safeguarding future production.

'Greening' Outbreak Threatens Florida Citrus Crops

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Wednesday

Deli Uses Dow's Surge To Draw Business

Customers Linda Price and Sam Wheatley stop for coffee and a bite to eat at the Cucina Deli in Salt Lake City. Jenny Brundin for NPR hide caption

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Small Business Stories: Navigating The Recession

Deli Uses Dow's Surge To Draw Business

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At Cucina Deli in Salt Lake City, sales dropped off sharply during the recession. The deli owner had to cut costs, but he also came up with an imaginative promotion to increase revenue — offer free coffee every Monday until the Dow broke the 10,000 mark.

Deli Uses Dow's Surge To Draw Business

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Thursday

Spirit Of The Season

Gift Ideas: Tools For The Dedicated Baker

Dorie Greenspan, the author of Baking: From My Home To Yours, suggests — among other things — a rolling pin made of nylon, cookie scoops and a cake plate for your favorite baker to show off sweet creations.

Gift Ideas: Tools For The Dedicated Baker

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Got (Good) Milk? Ask The Dairy Evangelist

Warren Taylor owns Snowville Creamery, in Pomeroy, Ohio. He gets his milk from 235 brown Jersey cows that graze on a farm owned by his neighbor. John Burnett/NPR hide caption

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Got (Good) Milk? Ask The Dairy Evangelist

One Ohio dairyman is on a crusade to put cows back on pastures and bring the flavor back to milk. Warren Taylor runs Snowville Creamery, and he's trying to make milk the way it was made 40 years ago, when, he insists, it tasted better.

Got (Good) Milk? Ask The Dairy Evangelist

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Wednesday

National

Dairy Groups Fight To Keep Chocolate Milk On Menu

Chocolate milk has been kicked off the lunch menu at schools across the country. The dairy industry says that even though it contains more sugar than white milk, it's more nutritious than soda or other drink options. But healthful-lunch activists aren't so sure.

Dairy Groups Fight To Keep Chocolate Milk On Menu

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Tuesday

Conscientious Holiday Shopping

Activists: Think Twice Before Buying The Christmas Ham

In the first installment of the Tell Me More conscientious holiday shopping series, host Michel Martin explores the "ethical omnivore" movement, which encourages food consumers to patronize smaller-scale farming and old-fashioned methods that proponents say are kinder to animals and better for the environment. But with "certified humane" turkeys costing upwards of $200, some say such ethical considerations are too taxing on the wallet. A panel of ethical omnivores, including two meat producers, tell why its worth the consideration.

Activists: Think Twice Before Buying The Christmas Ham

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