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Collard Greens
Heat 8 cups water, 2 veggie bouillon cubes, and 2 teaspoons liquid smoke to boiling. Add collard greens (cleaned and very roughly chopped if needed to fit in the pot). The water should be enough to cover the greens. Cover loosely and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring once halfway through. Check the biggest stems for tenderness and cook more if needed. Strain and save the juice for dipping cornbread in, or for a soup base. Chop the greens. Add some of the juice back if they are dry. Salt to taste.
The countdown had stalled at 'T' minus 69 seconds when Desiree, the first
female ape to go up in space, winked at me slyly and pouted her thick,
rubbery lips unmistakably -- the first of many such advances during what
would prove to be the longest, and most memorable, space voyage of my
career.
-- Winning sentence, 1985 Bulwer-Lytton bad fiction contest.
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