[…] the usual gap between the time the last strike of the day departed and the first night hecklers arrived was closed with zippers — night fighters who, using day fighter tactics, proceeded to the target in daylight in time to relieve the last day blanket patrol.

frothsome beer

Chinese white cheese... Foo yue. (a) Cut bean cake, made of Chinese white beans, into half-inch squares ¼ inch thick. (b) Put into a jar provided with an airtight cover, the size of the jar depending upon the amount to be made. (c) Fill the jar ¼ full of Fun Wine. (d) Salt to taste. (e) Cover air tight and put away for not less than two weeks.

a then-new steel mill with three large open-hearth furnaces