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Made a lentil stew/soup yesterday. As usual, very good. I should make it
more often. Tried smoked turkey instead of polish sausage this time. Old family recipe: I use about two cups of lentils, diced medium onion, big tbs minced garlic, and meat. Both smoked turkey or sausage works. Probably others. Only takes a few ounces. Add salt & pepper if you wish - I don't. Put in crockpot, well covered with water, and cook 4 - 6 hours on high, You'll need to add water severa; times to keep in a bit soupy. When it tastes done and onions are nice and soft turn down to low heat until you are ready to eat. If you are not familar with lentils they don't need pre-soaking like other legumes. -- I love a good meal! That's why I don't cook. |
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KenK > wrote in
: > Made a lentil stew/soup yesterday. As usual, very good. I should make > it more often. Tried smoked turkey instead of polish sausage this > time. > > Old family recipe: > > I use about two cups of lentils, diced medium onion, big tbs minced > garlic, and meat. Both smoked turkey or sausage works. Probably > others. Only takes a few ounces. Add salt & pepper if you wish - I > don't. > > Put in crockpot, well covered with water, and cook 4 - 6 hours on > high, You'll need to add water severa; times to keep in a bit soupy. > When it tastes done and onions are nice and soft turn down to low heat > until you are ready to eat. > > If you are not familar with lentils they don't need pre-soaking like > other legumes. > I forgot - add a couple of bullion cubes. -- I love a good meal! That's why I don't cook. |
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On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 2:01:02 PM UTC-4, KenK wrote:
> Made a lentil stew/soup yesterday. As usual, very good. I should make it > more often. Tried smoked turkey instead of polish sausage this time. > > Old family recipe: > > I use about two cups of lentils, diced medium onion, big tbs minced garlic, > and meat. Both smoked turkey or sausage works. Probably others. Only takes > a few ounces. Add salt & pepper if you wish - I don't. > > Put in crockpot, well covered with water, and cook 4 - 6 hours on high, > You'll need to add water severa; times to keep in a bit soupy. When it > tastes done and onions are nice and soft turn down to low heat until you > are ready to eat. > > If you are not familar with lentils they don't need pre-soaking like other > legumes. > > -- > I love a good meal! That's why I don't cook. Sounds good. I do a much simpler base lentil soup/stew (sauteed onions, split red lentils, water, salt, pepper, a pinch of chili flakes). Then I can change it up when I eat it. Today I sliced in some smoked kielbasa before I nuked it. Last time I ate it I added cauliflower. Next time I might add some cooked bacon, or maybe some cabbage. Sometimes I add curry spices, or other stuff. Cindy Hamilton |
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On 9/5/2018 4:28 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > Dunno. I've never cooked lentils in a crock pot. Never saw the need. > > Cindy Hamilton > Neither have I. In fact, never saw the need to bring them home from the store. |
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"tert in seattle" > wrote in message ... > writes: >>On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 2:01:02 PM UTC-4, KenK wrote: >>> Made a lentil stew/soup yesterday. As usual, very good. I should make it >>> more often. Tried smoked turkey instead of polish sausage this time. >>> >>> Old family recipe: >>> >>> I use about two cups of lentils, diced medium onion, big tbs minced >>> garlic, >>> and meat. Both smoked turkey or sausage works. Probably others. Only >>> takes >>> a few ounces. Add salt & pepper if you wish - I don't. >>> >>> Put in crockpot, well covered with water, and cook 4 - 6 hours on high, >>> You'll need to add water severa; times to keep in a bit soupy. When it >>> tastes done and onions are nice and soft turn down to low heat until you >>> are ready to eat. >>> >>> If you are not familar with lentils they don't need pre-soaking like >>> other >>> legumes. >>> >>> -- >>> I love a good meal! That's why I don't cook. >> >>Sounds good. I do a much simpler base lentil soup/stew (sauteed onions, >>split red lentils, water, salt, pepper, a pinch of chili flakes). Then >>I can change it up when I eat it. Today I sliced in some smoked >>kielbasa before I nuked it. Last time I ate it I added cauliflower. >>Next time I might add some cooked bacon, or maybe some cabbage. >>Sometimes I add curry spices, or other stuff. >> >>Cindy Hamilton > > yours sounds a lot like mine - how long do you cook it? > > my lentil soup is done in less than 30 minutes - not sure what Ken is up > to with the multiple hours thing Mine is too. On the stove. Never tried it in the Crock-Pot but now I will. Shouldn't have to keep adding water to it though. Maybe he's not starting with enough. |
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"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message ... > On 9/5/2018 4:28 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote: > >> >> Dunno. I've never cooked lentils in a crock pot. Never saw the need. >> >> Cindy Hamilton >> > > Neither have I. In fact, never saw the need to bring them home from the > store. Heh. |
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On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 4:10:03 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > On 9/5/2018 4:28 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote: > > > > > Dunno. I've never cooked lentils in a crock pot. Never saw the need. > > > > Cindy Hamilton > > > > Neither have I. In fact, never saw the need to bring them home from the > store. > Lentils is something I've never eaten in my life and have never seen it on anyone's table or at a restaurant. |
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On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 6:35:03 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> > They can be quite good. I have had them a few times and they were good. > I have tried cooking with them a few times and failed miserably. > > That's what I'm afraid of. I'd cook them then I'd be quite disappointed with my effort. |
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On Wed, 05 Sep 2018 19:28:05 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
wrote: > >> On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 6:35:03 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote: >> > >> > They can be quite good. I have had them a few times and they were >> > good. I have tried cooking with them a few times and failed >> > miserably. >> > >> > >> That's what I'm afraid of. I'd cook them then I'd be quite >> disappointed with my effort. > >I've been experimenting with them. I can't see any true 'hits' with my >results yet. Lentil soup can be very good. And quite biblical too if you're that way inclined. |
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On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 7:28:13 PM UTC-5, cshenk wrote:
> > I've been experimenting with them. I can't see any true 'hits' with my > results yet. > > When you get your recipe developed be sure and share it! |
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On Wed, 5 Sep 2018 17:50:12 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote: >On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 7:28:13 PM UTC-5, cshenk wrote: >> >> I've been experimenting with them. I can't see any true 'hits' with my >> results yet. >> >> >When you get your recipe developed be sure and share it! Don't you have any hippies in your family who can advise? |
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On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 8:15:16 PM UTC-5, Druce wrote:
> > On Wed, 5 Sep 2018 17:50:12 -0700 (PDT), " > > wrote: > > >On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 7:28:13 PM UTC-5, cshenk wrote: > >> > >> I've been experimenting with them. I can't see any true 'hits' with my > >> results yet. > >> > >> > >When you get your recipe developed be sure and share it! > > Don't you have any hippies in your family who can advise? > Naw, we're all strait-laced, shoe wearing, normal haircut folks. |
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On Wed, 5 Sep 2018 18:46:17 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote: >On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 8:15:16 PM UTC-5, Druce wrote: >> >> On Wed, 5 Sep 2018 17:50:12 -0700 (PDT), " >> > wrote: >> >> >On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 7:28:13 PM UTC-5, cshenk wrote: >> >> >> >> I've been experimenting with them. I can't see any true 'hits' with my >> >> results yet. >> >> >> >> >> >When you get your recipe developed be sure and share it! >> >> Don't you have any hippies in your family who can advise? >> >Naw, we're all strait-laced, shoe wearing, normal haircut folks. Lol, I don't have any in the family either. |
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On 9/5/2018 2:00 PM, KenK wrote:
> Made a lentil stew/soup yesterday. As usual, very good. I should make it > more often. Tried smoked turkey instead of polish sausage this time. > > Old family recipe: > > I use about two cups of lentils, diced medium onion, big tbs minced garlic, > and meat. Both smoked turkey or sausage works. Probably others. Only takes > a few ounces. Add salt & pepper if you wish - I don't. > > Put in crockpot, well covered with water, and cook 4 - 6 hours on high, > You'll need to add water severa; times to keep in a bit soupy. When it > tastes done and onions are nice and soft turn down to low heat until you > are ready to eat. > > If you are not familar with lentils they don't need pre-soaking like other > legumes. > Hey, hey, KenK. I was just wondering the other day (in my head, not worried enough to inquire here). Thought you might be dead or something. I'm thrilled you've discovered lentils and some copy posted old family recipes. Jill |
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On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 5:10:03 PM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 9/5/2018 4:28 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote: > > > > > Dunno. I've never cooked lentils in a crock pot. Never saw the need. > > > > Cindy Hamilton > > > > Neither have I. In fact, never saw the need to bring them home from the > store. Ed and I share the same lentil habit! |
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On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 7:03:26 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 4:10:03 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote: > > > > On 9/5/2018 4:28 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote: > > > > > > > > Dunno. I've never cooked lentils in a crock pot. Never saw the need. > > > > > > Cindy Hamilton > > > > > > > Neither have I. In fact, never saw the need to bring them home from the > > store. > > > Lentils is something I've never eaten in my life and have never seen it on > anyone's table or at a restaurant. They're common in Indian, Middle Eastern, Ethiopian, and vegetarian restaurants. There is an Italian restaurant in town that used to put a few lentils on their side salad. I never really saw the point. Cindy Hamilton |
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On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 8:02:07 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 6:35:03 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote: > > > > They can be quite good. I have had them a few times and they were good. > > I have tried cooking with them a few times and failed miserably. > > > > > That's what I'm afraid of. I'd cook them then I'd be quite disappointed > with my effort. They're cheap, though. So the penalty for failure is small. Probably the first lentil recipe I tried was the Vegetarian Epicure's Marinated Lentil Salad: <https://books.google.com/books?id=s5VBDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA114&lpg=PA114&dq=vegeta rian+epicure+lentil+salad&source=bl&ots=kD_BKBKCLX &sig=XTcF2OK5V61mmc2pumjEJE3oH4E&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2a hUKEwjx8JytlqbdAhUIXKwKHSzlBbEQ6AEwA3oECAcQAQ#v=on epage&q=vegetarian%20epicure%20lentil%20salad&f=fa lse> Cindy Hamilton |
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On 2018-09-05 5:35 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2018-09-05 7:03 PM, wrote: >> On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 4:10:03 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote: >>> >> >>> Neither have I.Â* In fact, never saw the need to bring them home from the >>> store. >>> >> Lentils is something I've never eaten in my life and have never seen >> it on >> anyone's table or at a restaurant. > > They can be quite good. I have had them a few times and they were good. > I have tried cooking with them a few times and failed miserably. > > I have both the orange and brown (Puy-type) in my cupboard. I have used the latter to "pad-out" a shepherd's pie when the minced lamb was a bit expensive. There are recipes for a totally vegetarian version but I haven't bothered. I don't know what all the fuss is about preparing them. I use the quick soak method and add them to stews with no problem. |
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On 9/5/2018 7:03 PM, wrote:
> On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 4:10:03 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote: >> >> On 9/5/2018 4:28 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote: >> >>> >>> Dunno. I've never cooked lentils in a crock pot. Never saw the need. >>> >>> Cindy Hamilton >>> >> >> Neither have I. In fact, never saw the need to bring them home from the >> store. >> > Lentils is something I've never eaten in my life and have never seen it on > anyone's table or at a restaurant. > If you want to give a try. . . https://www.progresso.com/product/ve...table-classics |
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jmcquown > wrote in
: > On 9/5/2018 2:00 PM, KenK wrote: >> Made a lentil stew/soup yesterday. As usual, very good. I should make >> it more often. Tried smoked turkey instead of polish sausage this >> time. >> >> Old family recipe: >> >> I use about two cups of lentils, diced medium onion, big tbs minced >> garlic, and meat. Both smoked turkey or sausage works. Probably >> others. Only takes a few ounces. Add salt & pepper if you wish - I >> don't. >> >> Put in crockpot, well covered with water, and cook 4 - 6 hours on >> high, You'll need to add water severa; times to keep in a bit soupy. >> When it tastes done and onions are nice and soft turn down to low >> heat until you are ready to eat. >> >> If you are not familar with lentils they don't need pre-soaking like >> other legumes. >> > Hey, hey, KenK. I was just wondering the other day (in my head, not > worried enough to inquire here). Thought you might be dead or > something. > > I'm thrilled you've discovered lentils and some copy posted old family > recipes. > > Jill > I make a lot of other family recipes - or at least my versions of them. Perhaps I should post one now and then. Family German/Romanian so I'll probably post nothing new. -- I love a good meal! That's why I don't cook. |
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On Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 10:14:03 AM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > On 9/5/2018 7:03 PM, wrote: > > > > Lentils is something I've never eaten in my life and have never seen it on > > anyone's table or at a restaurant. > > > > If you want to give a try. . . > https://www.progresso.com/product/ve...table-classics > > Hmmmmmmmm, I hadn't thought about looking for a canned variety. Next time I'm at the grocery store I'll keep an eye pealed for them. Thanks! |
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On Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 10:27:12 AM UTC-5, Nancy Young wrote:
> > Chris Dabney's Lentil Soup > > 1 1/2 cups lentils > 3 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled > > 2 onions, chopped > 1 clove garlic, chopped > 1 stalk celery, sliced > 1 large carrot, sliced > > 4 cups chicken stock > 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme > 1 bay leaf > > 1 pound tomatoes, canned > > > After bacon is fried, cook onions, garlic, celery, and carrot > until transparent. Combine lentils and vegetable mixture in pot > with stock and spices. Cook until lentils are tender. Add tomatoes > and bacon. Heat and serve. Serves 6. > That looks good! |
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On 9/6/2018 2:46 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Thu 06 Sep 2018 08:27:08a, Nancy Young told us... >> Having said that, I'm not going to say You have to try them, >> you'll love it! I like Chris Dabney's recipe, and add some fresh >> spinach (which almost disappears). > That does sound good. Do you ever hear from Chris? She was a > prolific poster at one time. She went to facebook, I am pretty sure I saw something from her there not too long ago. nancy |
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Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 8:02:07 PM UTC-4, > wrote: > > On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 6:35:03 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith > > wrote: > > > > > > They can be quite good. I have had them a few times and they were > > > good. I have tried cooking with them a few times and failed > > > miserably. > > > > > > > > That's what I'm afraid of. I'd cook them then I'd be quite > > disappointed with my effort. > > They're cheap, though. So the penalty for failure is small. > > Probably the first lentil recipe I tried was the Vegetarian Epicure's > Marinated Lentil Salad: > > <https://books.google.com/books?id=s5VBDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA114&lpg=PA114&dq=vegeta rian+epicure+lentil+salad&source=bl&ots=kD_BKBKCLX &sig=XTcF2OK5V61mmc2pumjEJE3oH4E&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2a hUKEwjx8JytlqbdAhUIXKwKHSzlBbEQ6AEwA3oECAcQAQ#v=on epage&q=vegetarian%20epicure%20lentil%20salad&f=fa lse> > > Cindy Hamilton Yup, not at all expensive to play with. I have a few ideas with some India spice blends to see if that works for me. If I hit one pretty well, I will post. |
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> wrote in message ... > On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 4:10:03 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote: >> >> On 9/5/2018 4:28 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote: >> >> > >> > Dunno. I've never cooked lentils in a crock pot. Never saw the need. >> > >> > Cindy Hamilton >> > >> >> Neither have I. In fact, never saw the need to bring them home from the >> store. >> > Lentils is something I've never eaten in my life and have never seen it on > anyone's table or at a restaurant. Very common at vegetarian/vegan places. |
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"Dave Smith" > wrote in message ... > On 2018-09-05 7:03 PM, wrote: >> On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 4:10:03 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote: >>> >> >>> Neither have I. In fact, never saw the need to bring them home from the >>> store. >>> >> Lentils is something I've never eaten in my life and have never seen it >> on >> anyone's table or at a restaurant. > > They can be quite good. I have had them a few times and they were good. I > have tried cooking with them a few times and failed miserably. I can cook them just fine. Going to make some soon with Kielbasa. A few in a soup are good. But I still prefer beans. |
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On Friday, September 7, 2018 at 3:56:31 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
> > > wrote in message > ... > > > Lentils is something I've never eaten in my life and have never seen it on > > anyone's table or at a restaurant. > > Very common at vegetarian/vegan places. > > Duh, no shit Sherlock. I would expect it to be at that type of restaurant. But since I'm not a vegetarian/vegan I don't patronize those places. Time for you to slip back into your coma. |
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On Friday, September 7, 2018 at 1:57:17 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Friday, September 7, 2018 at 3:56:31 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote: > > > > > wrote in message > > ... > > > > > Lentils is something I've never eaten in my life and have never seen it on > > > anyone's table or at a restaurant. > > > > Very common at vegetarian/vegan places. > > > > > Duh, no shit Sherlock. I would expect it to be at that type of restaurant. > But since I'm not a vegetarian/vegan I don't patronize those places. That's too bad. Depending on the restaurant, they can have quite good food. (The same can be said for restaurants that serve meat.) Cindy Hamilton |
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On 2018-09-07 2:45 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Friday, September 7, 2018 at 1:57:17 PM UTC-4, wrote: >> Duh, no shit Sherlock. I would expect it to be at that type of restaurant. >> But since I'm not a vegetarian/vegan I don't patronize those places. > > That's too bad. Depending on the restaurant, they can have quite > good food. (The same can be said for restaurants that serve meat.) When visiting my son when he lived in Montreal we often ate in an vegetarian Indian restaurant. My wife wasn't crazy about it because he really likes her meat, but I loved it. They had real vegetarian dishes, not faux meats. |
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On Fri, 7 Sep 2018 18:57:33 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote: >On 2018-09-07 2:45 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote: >> On Friday, September 7, 2018 at 1:57:17 PM UTC-4, wrote: > >>> Duh, no shit Sherlock. I would expect it to be at that type of restaurant. >>> But since I'm not a vegetarian/vegan I don't patronize those places. >> >> That's too bad. Depending on the restaurant, they can have quite >> good food. (The same can be said for restaurants that serve meat.) > >When visiting my son when he lived in Montreal we often ate in an >vegetarian Indian restaurant. My wife wasn't crazy about it because he >really likes her meat, but I loved it. They had real vegetarian >dishes, not faux meats. That reminds me: we have faux ham in the freezer. Very nice. http://www.lamyong.com.au/b7.html I don't need the colouring, but anyway. |
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On 9/6/2018 11:27 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 9/5/2018 7:03 PM, wrote: >> On Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 4:10:03 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote: > >>> Neither have I.Â* In fact, never saw the need to bring them home from the >>> store. >>> >> Lentils is something I've never eaten in my life and have never seen >> it on >> anyone's table or at a restaurant. > > When I was a teenager I stopped by someone's house and their mother > was making lentil soup.Â* She gave me some and I really liked it. > If not for that, I wonder if I'd ever have tried it. > > Having said that, I'm not going to say You have to try them, you'll > love it!Â* I like Chris Dabney's recipe, and add some fresh spinach > (which almost disappears). > > Chris Dabney's Lentil Soup > > 1 1/2 cups lentils > 3 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled > > 2 onions, chopped > 1 clove garlic, chopped > 1 stalk celery, sliced > 1 large carrot, sliced > > 4 cups chicken stock > 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme > 1 bay leaf > > 1 pound tomatoes, canned > > > After bacon is fried, cook onions, garlic, celery, and carrot > until transparent.Â* Combine lentils and vegetable mixture in pot > with stock and spices.Â* Cook until lentils are tender.Â* Add tomatoes > and bacon.Â* Heat and serve.Â* Serves 6. I'd forgotten about her recipe! I usually add smoked sausage to mine but the spinach is a definite yes. I'm pretty sure it was this ng that got me interested in trying lentils. They are not something I grew up with. Jill |
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