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On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:10:32 -0400, Billy <Hereiam@hotmaildotcom>
wrote:

>The "Hungarian" part of the name comes from the process used to mill
>the flour, which was developed in Hungary in the 1800's. It was
>brought to Colorado by J.K. Mullen in 1875, and is still used on this
>flour. The flour is milled from hard wheat from Colorado, the Dakotas,
>and Montana, so the "high altitude" refers to where the grain is
>grown.


I bet you can't buy 5 pounds for $5 anymore either. What has it gone
up to?


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