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Word: liverwurst (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...type most esteemed by the President is brand-named Jelly Belly, which -addicts vow-is to the ordinary jelly bean what foie gras is to liverwurst. About one-fourth the size of the Easter-basket staple and three times as expensive (up to $4 per lb.), Bellys come in an array of 36 flavors. Their manufacturer, Herman Goelitz Co. of Oakland, maintains that the flavors are so delicate that the beans should be eaten one at a time, not by the vulgar handful. How else to appreciate the richness of the coffee mocha, the tang...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Hill of Beans | 2/23/1981 | See Source »

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