ValuVision stock declines amid 3Q losses Nov 19, 2009
Other hot-selling products during the quarter included Sensa Weight-Loss System Starter Kits, Grand Suites 700 Thread Count Sheet Sets, Pro-V Stainless Steel Mandolin Slicers and 14-karat Colors of Gold Elongated Hoop Earrings. One positive sign for the company is that it attracted many more new customers in the third quarter of 2009, 138,940, compared to the same quarter in 2008, 63,716. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Letters to the editor (11/19/09) Nov 19, 2009
It would certainly be a shame if our country legislated against legalized abortion for one who is bent on terminating a pregnancy, resulting in a step backwards to back-alley slicers and dicers. -- Judie Wolfe. (Anchorage Daily News)
Fresh & Local: Farmers, Green Jobs Task Force team up to help local agriculture Nov 3, 2009
We've tried to sell our tomatoes to restaurants, but they want the hard, green tomatoes for their slicers, he said. The tomatoes they use have gotten so bad that we carry our own tomatoes when we go out to eat. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Letters to the editor Oct 13, 2009
It was bad enough that my wife and I had our plastic water bottle, carrot sticks and apple slicers confiscated, but when I joked "that at least I had half a chocolate bar left in my pocket," I was denied entry until that too, was produced and confiscated. Lest you think was the action of one overzealous security person, all in the security team chimed in to assure me that this was the Presidents Cup "official policy." That was my last PGA event. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Versatile cucumbers Aug 12, 2009
Cucumbers come in dozens of varieties but are generally divided into two camps: slicers (smooth skin, large) and picklers (smaller in size, bumpier skin). European cucumbers (sometimes called English) tend to have fewer seeds than other varieties and can be found in the supermarket wrapped in plastic. (Montana Standard, MT)
Click to read: Harvesting This Season's Tomato Tastes Aug 11, 2009
Tomato Salad A variety of different colored and/or sized tomatoes, including slicers, medium and small salad tomatoes like green zebra and cherry tomatoes like sun gold cherry tomatoes Fresh, mild cheese (I prefer the feta my neighbor makes from the goats in her yard, but Chevre works well, as does fresh mozzarella) Basil (I'm a big fan of the spicy, bush or Greek basil, but purple adds incredible color and any kind of basil will do) Extra virgin olive oil Balsamic vinegar Sea salt and pepper.... (CBS News -- Early Show)
Tomatoes: Best bet is to go local Jul 26, 2009
Often called slicers because of their size and meaty texture, these tomatoes are great stacked on a hamburger or BLT, or carved into wedges and sprinkled with salt. BUSH TOMATOES. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Get a little dirt on your hands: there are jobs galore Jul 5, 2009
At abattoirs and butcher's, 690 boners, slicers and slaughterers were needed. The Australian Meat Industry Council expected that number to rise to 1394 within a year. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Carson sidekick Ed McMahon dead at age 86 Jun 24, 2009
Although Mr. McMahon left "The Tonight Show" with Carson in 1992, the fact that he managed to remain in the public eye owed to the savvy career moves and versatility that took him from selling vegetable slicers on the Atlantic City, N.J., boardwalk to his first job with Carson as the announcer on the game show "Who Do You Trust?" in 1957. Five years later, when Carson was tapped to take over the "Tonight" show from Jack Paar, Mr. McMahon took his seat on the couch next to Carson's desk. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Pesto in summer: Make it like the Italians Jun 19, 2009
I m trying all kinds cherry, plum, slicers. One can t get enough, especially since they re so easy to can, freeze, and dry. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Strange early jobs of 23 famous people May 31, 2009
As a teenager he worked as a carnival barker and a bingo caller, and he later put himself through college working as a pitchman for vegetable slicers on the boardwalk in Atlantic City. 21. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Salad Days: Making salads for Wadewitz staff helps teach life skills to students May 19, 2009
Eisenman s class is looking for help in obtaining slicers, mixing bowls and other supplies. To donate toward those items, go to and search for their group, Lettuce Toss A Salad. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
The View From 129- No deli-dallying May 15, 2009
Thank you, she says, and whirls back to the slicers. She gets my four items in the time that it normally takes to get one, this speedy deli demon. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
An inept and disappointing display Apr 11, 2009
His slicers remain canny but his swingers have lacked venom. He was economical until forced to go back to his seamers, whereupon several deliveries were dumped onto the straight sightscreen. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Vollrath Co. buys Anvil America Apr 9, 2009
Anvil offers more than 90 food service equipment products ranging from griddles and sandwich grills to heavy-duty mixers and slicers. The transaction enables Vollrath to enter into a number of countertop equipment segments with a complete product offering, the company said in a press release. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Restaurant is dream come true for McCrorey Mar 5, 2009
Also, they are training chefs, not meat slicers at a deli. No "real chef" would wear gloves while preparing food. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
It takes all types Feb 27, 2009
Some of the machines look like cheese slicers, others like shoe-fitting devices. A few resemble the insect-like contraption in David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch. (Globe and Mail)
Room With a View Feb 8, 2009
Together they salvaged prep tables, refrigerators, slicers, and sinks. Rescuing old equipment fit Maws's ideas on sustainability. (Boston Globe)
