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In this task, you will be presented with the directions of a recipe separated by "," and have to fill in the "___" which is a step that is missing from the recipe.
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In large pot, ehat olive oil over medium heat.,Add onion and cook until translucent, 8 to 10 minutes.,Add squash, cook 5 more minutes.,Add chopped sage and broth and bring to a boil.,Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until squash iver very tender, about 30 minutes.,With an immersion blender, puree soup until smooth (or puree in small batches in a food processor).,Season to taste with salt and pepper.,______,Drop sage leaves in about 3 at a time and fry tuntil just crisp.,Remove to a paper-towel-lined plate.,Serve soup hot, garnished with 2 or 3 sage leaves per bowl.
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In a small pan, heat 1/2 inch vegetable oil until hot.

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Place almonds in a bowl and cover with water; soak for 30 minutes. Drain water and peel almonds.,Blend peeled almonds in a food processor or blender until a paste forms; gradually add milk while continuing to blend. Add sugar and blend until smooth.,Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat; add almond mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and starts to pull away from the sides of the skillet, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and add cardamom; stir for 1 to 2 minutes.,______
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Butter a baking dish. Pour almond mixture into dish and spread into a 1/4-inch-thick rectangle. Cool for 15 to 20 minutes. Cut into squares or diamond shapes.

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Make brine of 1 gallon of water and 1 cup coarse salt.,Pour over cucumbers; weight down.,Soak for 2 weeks.,Take out of brine and soak overnight in cold water.,Take out of water and slice 1/4-inch.,Mix alum in enough water to cover.,Soak for 24 hours. Don't rinse.,Heat vinegar to boiling point.,Pour over cucumbers and let set for 24 hours.,Have crock or jar ready; place layer of cucumbers, layer of sugar and spices until all sugar and spices are used.,______,Can be used next day but the older they are, the better.,Don't add any vinegar; it will make its own.,I left them in the jar for a couple of months, then put in quart jars.,They do not have to be sealed.
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Weight down and cover with cloth.