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Although they are often too small to be worth eating, I've caught a few in the half-pound range that are worthy of frying up with the bream and other odds-n'-ends that we catch using small jigs.
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The "Inside-Out Burger" is a half-pound patty filled with bacon and cheddar.
John Barrett: Whose Burger Is Best? Hackney's, Davanti Enoteca, Rocks? John Barrett 2011
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On Day One, I ate five apples and an entire half-pound bag of baby cauliflower.
Paul Jury: 6 Things I Learned on the Fast Track Detox Diet Paul Jury 2011
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Although they are often too small to be worth eating, I've caught a few in the half-pound range that are worthy of frying up with the bream and other odds-n'-ends that we catch using small jigs.
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Use 1 pound for the meatloaf and a half-pound of the mixture to make meatballs for the next night.
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On Day One, I ate five apples and an entire half-pound bag of baby cauliflower.
Paul Jury: 6 Things I Learned on the Fast Track Detox Diet Paul Jury 2011
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In reply, we of the afterguard pointed out that it was our chance for life that was doubled did we but bear with the half-pound ration.
Chapter 19 2010
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"The tinned goods on the Rattler, now I could make a hearty meal off of them, but this muck —" He took a half-pound strip of broiled shark and flung it to the dog.
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In reply, we of the afterguard pointed out that it was our chance for life that was doubled did we but bear with the half-pound ration.
Chapter 19 2010
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Boiled yam, fried taro, alligator pear salad – there, you've got me all mixed, Then I found a last delectable half-pound of dried squid.
Bunches of Knuckles 2010
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