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Berries, tongs, Julia Child's cookbook

Lots of people picking and eating berries from the bushes that line the Galloping Goose and Lochside trails.

Lots of people picking and eating berries from the bushes that line the Galloping Goose and Lochside trails.

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Thanks largely to the movie Julie and Julia, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Julia Child's masterpiece cookbook that was first published in the 1960s, has become a huge bestseller. Stores are selling more copies in a month than they sell in a year, and they're running out. Amazon in Canada and the U.S. has had it on back order for several weeks. Here's a story from The New York Times.

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I've been searching for kitchen tongs that don't pinch. I can't find the basic kind that has a metal loop at the hinge to keep the tongs closed. Only fancy ones that pinch seem to be available at consumer-level stores around Victoria -- ones that unleash with a button or a lever.聽

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Saw a BBQ digital temperature gauge at Home Depot for $89.99, under the Weber brand. It's the kind that has a probe on the end of a wire that goes into a digital display. I've seen similar ones . Not sure why this one is so expensive. Maybe it has a transmitter, so that you can carry the digital display and enjoy some time with your guests, instead of hovering at the BBQ. The box doesn't boast that feature in text, but a photo suggests it.