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  • This consisted in the famous "Anti-Graham Envelope" and "Wafers" -- the latter _extra strongly gummed_.

    The History of "Punch" M. H. Spielmann

  • Mulready envelope known as the "Anti-Graham Envelope" and the "Wafers," which are elsewhere referred to.

    The History of "Punch" M. H. Spielmann

  • "Wafers" would perhaps have been the right rendering in Molière's time.

    Le Malade Imaginaire. English 1622-1673 Moli��re 1647

  • "Wafers" would only work if they've been consecrated (and then no longer a "wafer"), and then consumed by the vampire, which seems a tad unlikely.

    Whedonesque | a weblog about Joss Whedon 2009

  • "Wafers" would only work if they've been consecrated (and then no longer a "wafer"), and then consumed by the vampire, which seems a tad unlikely.

    Whedonesque | a weblog about Joss Whedon 2009

  • Today, Cohen presides over the last of the neighborhood's prewar sweets shops, relocated down the block to a 1,000-square-foot space packed with more than two centuries 'worth of nostalgic brands: Hopjes, dating to 1794; thin, pastel Necco Wafers, introduced in 1847; fondant-filled Cherry Mash (1918); peanut butter-and-taffy Abba-Zabba (1922); and the gum-in-candy Razzles, fizzy Zotz, and ad-spoofing Wacky Packages of my childhood in the 1960s.

    Saveur: Classic Candy Time Line: From Hopjes to Zotz Saveur 2010

  • Analyzing their haul, I noticed a sharp difference from my day, when I would spend hours separating the primo loot (Milky Ways, Junior Mints) from the stuff I would trade with my siblings (Jelly Bellies, Sugar Daddies) and the duds I would pawn off on Mom and Dad (Necco Wafers, black licorices).

    Sweeter Treats 2010

  • But for better or worse, our system treats a preference for communion wafers differently than a preference for Nilla Wafers.

    “Islam Day”? 2009

  • Earlier Health Blog: Wafers May Have Been Contaminated Questions over germs have led to a small but growing industry of businesses targeting churches with their antigerm communion wares.

    Hands Off After Wafer Scare Sumathi Reddy 2011

  • Wafers are thin slices of silicon that are the substrate of semiconductor devices.

    Quake Halts Some Silicon-Wafer Production Nathan Becker 2011

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