If making the dough by hand, gradually beat in the butter mixture with a wooden spoon until incorporated.

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Deflate the dough in the bowl, stirring it down with a wooden spoon.

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Knead the dried fruits into the dough with the dough hook on low speed or stir them in with a wooden spoon.

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The onion got stuck in the tube, and she had to push on it with a wooden spoon handle to get it down.

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Take a last look at the fruit and, if you see gaps, mounds or valleys, gently nudge the fruit into place with a wooden spoon.

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Bring the liquid to a boil and using a wooden spoon, scrape up all the browned bits that have stuck to the bottom and sides of the pan.

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Whil Hadden contemplates a possible second Wooden Spoon, O'Sullivan, who is Ireland's most successful coach, is still under pressure from the usual suspects regarding the World Cup fall-out, and no matter what changes he tries to make, he is still criticised.

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He ate a hot dog and drank a soda and he sucked the salted peanuts and the wooden spoon from his chocolate-malt ice cream.

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After a penalty apiece, Marcato struck at the death but Scotland avoided the Wooden Spoon on points difference.

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