If there is one fact of life, it is that professors, editors, and grammar police like to complain about everything that has to do with grammar including proper and clear usage of the lexicographical systematization of appellations, correct use of punctuation; proper use of pluralizations, and many conventions of writing, such as smoothness of transition and style; and some (especially the picky ones) also complain about sports, politics, and how others eat their waffles (you know who you are!) but one thing that they all complain about is the run-on sentence—and we here at The Rambler couldn’t agree more that the run-on sentence is an abomination to all good grammar but before we get into that run-on sentences have to be defined for those who somehow don’t know what they are and if you don’t know you probably failed that grammar class freshman year unless you are in the current freshman class; who didn’t have to suffer through that class but anyway, a run-on sentence is a type of sentence (shocking, we know) in which two or more independent clauses are joined together with either improper punctuation or no punctuation at all and now we hope you understand why experts are so critical of this type of sentence which is very detrimental to good writing and can make the writing done by even very good and clear experienced writers very concerningly confusing and this is undesirable and we at The Rambler would never accept or tolerate a prospective writer that submitted something that has confusing content let alone run-on sentences and we asked Jim Run-on, the inventor of the run-on sentence, about what he thought of his creation he said “When I made this here invention I ‘spected it to be one o’ them quiet ‘uns but like ever’thing else I got carried away just like that time I tole the wife I’d only go fishin’ for an hour but then some o’ my buddies done showed up and we got distracted and they was gettin’ some good—” he was then dragged away by his wife who was profusely apologizing that he was doing it again and to just ignore him and that it was alright but anyway run on sentences are also almost as bad as articles that conclude with a new argument.
As Lent begins next week, this will be my last dessert recipe for a while. My plan for Lent is to only publish recipes which are completely meatless, mainly different meal options but possibly a few bread recipes. But until Lent begins, I hope that you enjoy these cookies. Chocolate chip cookies are probably the most famous, but peanut butter cookies are one of my favorites. Using oats adds a nice flavor to the cookies without overwhelming them. Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup honey 1 cup peanut butter 1 egg 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup oats Instructions: Cream the butter and sugar. Stir in the honey and peanut butter. Mix in the egg. Add the salt and baking powder. Fold in the flour and oats. Chill the cookie dough for at least two hours. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Shape the cookies into small balls placing them on the cookie sheet about an inch apart. Cross hatch the ...
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