The police launched «Operation Father Christmas» which was aimed at clamping down on the importation, sale and
use of fire crackers this Christmas season
Not exact matches
1) Peel the grapefruit, and remove as much
of the white pith from both the flesh and the peel 2)
Using the peel
of one grapefruit, slice into strips as thin as you possibly can 3) Roughly chop up the grapefruit flesh into small pieces and put the pieces in a bowl 4) Pour sugar over the chopped up grapefruit and mix sugar with the fruit 5) Allow grapefruit - sugar mixture to rest for about 30 minutes 6) After 30 minutes, pour the grapefruit - sugar mixture into a large pot, add in the sliced peel, and squeeze in the lemon juice 7) Heat over low
fire, stirring every few minutes for around one hour to ensure it does not stick to the bottom
of the pot 8) Once marmalade reaches the desired consistency, remove from
fire and pour straight away into sterilized jars, capping them immediately 9) Allow the grapefruit marmalade to cool before serving with toast or
crackers
«Until after the Christmas, when we are taking stock to assess our performance, we may not be able to able to put in the public domain whether some people were arrested for having
used the
fire crackers or having been seen in possession
of the firecrackers,» he stated.
Alas, no — the list is as comprehensive an itemization
of mayhem as you can find, featuring air guns, spring guns («or other instrument or weapon in which the propelling force is a spring or air, and any weapon in which any loaded or blank cartridge may be
used»), daggers, stilettos, dirks, razors, both sling shots and slung shots, kung fu stars, nunchucks and shirkens — and,
of course, your garden variety explosives, «including bombs,
fire crackers and bombshells.»
As much as we discourage bursting
of fire -
crackers, we love
using them in décor.