The fresh, doughy hubcap-sized Bavarian pretzels alone are worth waiting in the line that forms on weekends.

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They made a Florentine a brittle biscuit loaded with slivered almonds and candied fruit and covered in chocolate roughly the size of an automobile hubcap.

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New entries in the album chart include The Voice singer Bo Bruce, who entered at 11 with Before I Sleep, while boy band Blue, were at 13 with Roulette and Seasick Steve was just one behind at 14 with Hubcap Music.

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Here are a few highlights from the afternoon: While I didn't find anything quite as exciting as the discarded size 14 pump I discovered the last time I embarked on this exercise actually it was my daughter Gracie, now off at college, who spotted it I did find the shiny silver plastic centerplate from a hubcap, stamped with the Chevrolet logo, and in almost pristine condition.

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