Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.

[EX Q]: The three put their heads together, thumbed through " Mastering the Art of French Cooking " and " In Julia's Kitchen, " and selected what seemed like the honoree's favorites, though with a few twists of their own. " It seems she loves soups, " said Siegel, " so I am picking up on her vichyssoise.
[EX A]: Three people went through Child's cookbooks and selected their favorites and added their own twists. Child loves soup, said Siegel, so we will start there.

[EX Q]: Ballentine recalls that Jones also told her that day about the mysterious so-called "distinguishing mark" that Jones' complaint says she saw on Clinton, and on which Jones' lawyers say they are relying to corroborate her account.
[EX A]: Batllentine recalls that Jones told her that day about the distinguishing mark that Jones' complaint says she saw on Clinton.

[EX Q]: once his tears have subsided, he confirms what his classmates have already figured out: he just received a job offer - - his first in five years.
[EX A]:
once his tears stopped, he confirms what his classmates already knew: he received a job offer.