the reparation of a bridge or of a highway

CHEESELETS. A saucer three-fourths full of grated cheese, mix with it the whites of thee eggs beaten stiff, add a pinch of salt, a few drops of Worcestershire sauce. Form into balls, roll in cracker crumbs (very fine), drop in boiling lard. To be made during the dinner and served directly with the salad. Used to describe a deep-fried ball of grated cheese.]

In return, they give us red envelopes called angpao with crisp peso bills in them.

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