1.   Cedar planks, because of their resistance to mold and rot, are used for the construction of the floors and walls of wooden tanks.

2.   Cynthia, determined to make up for the cake disaster, outdid herself with a whole smoked salmon presented dramatically on a cedar plank.

3.   Lifting a trio of cedar planks, I found underneath them a tub that looked bottomless and was filled to the brim.

4.   Michael Lomonaco, the chef at Windows on the World, used to roast salmon on expensive cedar planks.

5.   The rounded cedar planks curve together at the tops, like tulip buds about to bloom, or ball-gown skirts, or crumpled paper bags.