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Make it ahead of time and you'll have a rockstar salad ready and waiting for you at lunchtime, dinner, or your next summer party

The officers of The Old Guard position the saber over their left hip, behind the back edge of the lower pocket of the dress coat

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Or you could go the alternative route and have Grandma or even yourself as the Grinch