Only in this town, where we make an industry out of creating euphemisms, can we have enough sugar to sugarcoat this nonsense.
Watch a French housewife as she makes her way slowly along the loaded stalls. . . searching for the peak of ripeness and flavor. . . What you are seeing is a true artist at work, patiently assembling all the materials of her craft, just as the painter squeezes oil colors onto his palette ready to create a masterpiece.