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  • In fourth grade someone got the bright idea of cutting lunch to an outrageous 15 minutes (as if going to a year-round school without a cafeteria wasn't enough--we ate at our desks and were served by mobile carts in the hall). To get the slow eaters (me) up to speed, our teachers implemented a charming little policy called "Shovel Time."

    The first nine minutes would pass normally. Then as the tenth approached, Miss Stauffer (a feathered-haired gal who drove a Camaro and loved Little River Band) would yell, "Do you know what time it is?!" The class would manically shriek back, "SHOVEL TIME!!!" Talking was absolutely forbidden the final five minutes—it was a deathly silent scarf fest.

    I don't know if I've ever been the same since. But as a nod to this classy ritual, I've adopted the humble scooping implement as my rating system's icon. Shovel on!
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    1 Shovel=Passing Fancy
    2 Shovels=Puppy Love
    3 Shovels=Crippling Crush
    4 Shovels=Serious Stalking

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bill p

i make curried deviled eggs a lot... i use mayo, dijon mustard, curry powder (or garam masala), shallots, lemon juice, cilantro, and sometimes a little ginger... and they're awesome. mango chutney just sounds like a bad idea.

Krista

bill p: it's actually not as creepy as it might sound. I had my doubts, but the mango chutney kind of works. I had to up the spicy quotient for balance, though. The true test was that the eggs disappeared in minutes. I was kind of worried that they'd sit and rot in the sun but party-goers were totally into them. Frankly, I just wanted to use my deviled egg carrier, which only gets use maybe once every two years or so.

bill p

everyone loves deviled eggs, even if they don't know it.

i probably won't use mango chutney next time i make mine but i would certainly try them and am prepared to eat my words many times over.

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