41.   I believe the companies should pay royalties based on what the oil is worth, not an artificial price they set themselves.

42.   A drop of batter should sizzle at once when oil is at the right temperature.

43.   A few years ago, flavored oils were a popular homemade gift.

44.   A. The combination of the Asian economic crisis and the oil crisis has hit Russia very hard because oil is such an important source of its earnings.

45.   A. Any of those finishes is good, and any can be used on a previously oiled finish, no matter what the oil is.

46.   A. Truffle oil is usually extra-virgin olive oil infused with fragrant white truffle.

47.   Add oil until peanut butter is of spreading consistency.

48.   Add garlic when oil is hot, stirring once.

49.   After all, oil is the ultimate scarce resource.

50.   Adjusted for inflation, oil is cheaper now than it was before the first oil shock, a quarter of a century ago.