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Hounds on an Island:
franks and beans
Flowing Mississippi:
a black coffee -Synonyms: Draw one in the Dark
Eve with a lid on:
apple pie, referring to the biblical Eve's tempting of Adam with an apple. The "lid" is the pie crust
Radar Range:
microwave oven, from the Amana Radarange, whose parent company, Raytheon, was the first to manufacture and market the microwave oven.
Marry:
bring items together for cleaning up, i.e. marry the salt and pepper.
Coney Island chicken:
a hot dog, so called because hot dogs were popularly associated with the stands on Coney Island. -Synonyms: Coney Island
Looseners:
prunes, so called because of their supposed laxative effect.
Raft:
toast
Alka Seltzer:
seltzer, soda water -Synonyms: Balloon juice, Belch water
Belch water:
seltzer, soda water -Synonyms: Alka Seltzer, Balloon juice
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