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I believe the name comes from the obligation to sip a sophisticated cocktail while you eat them.
You serve them on a platter with toothpicks, next to cheese cubes.
and with a little bowl of tomato sauce for dipping
A sophisticated cocktail is exactly what I need; I am deficient in vitamin D
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Um, if dat is troo, then why are they included in military meals-ready-to-eat combat rations? This carries the war between the sexes to new levels I reckon.