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In 1609 Champlain reached the lake now named for him on the border of New York & this state

This syrup made of dextrose, maltose & dextrin helps keep candy from getting grainy

Geppetto named him after a family he knew that turned out well

Genoise, true & hot-water are varieties of this "absorbent" cake

The black perigord variety of this precious fungus is usually cooked; the white Italian, served raw

It sounds somewhat sexist, but a dominant partner is said to "wear" these "in the family"

In 1995 UCLA scientists found a spouse is almost as good a source as a twin for this organ transplant

In 1995 Dr. Robert Lefkowitz discovered sperm uses this sense to track down the egg

On December 2, 1863, ground was broken in Omaha for the construction of this railroad

This president collapsed September 25, 1919 & one week later suffered a stroke