If you live in New Bedford, or even on the south coast of Massachusetts, you know that Caldo Verde, a light chicken broth crisscrossed with ribbons of kale and dotted with chourico, is not ordinary kale soup.

a side-wheel steamer

The doctor performed a pericardiocentesis to remove the excess fluid from around the patient’s heart.

Its design apparently made for interesting racing, with a challenging climb, technical bends and a finishing straight long enough to produce exciting sprints.