"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "Gill Smith" > wrote:
>
>> "Gill Smith" > wrote in message
>> et...
>> > I've just cottoned onto the idea that seasonal foods should be CHEAPER.
>> >
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>> > I can buy POTATOES at £0.4/kg.
>
> As a general rule, seasonal cooking _is_ cheaper. Asparagus for
> instance, right now, is $3.99 per lb. In season, it can run as low as
> $.99 per lb. Turkey is anywhere from $.99 to $1.29 per lb. depending on
> the cut. In season, whole turkeys can be had for $.69 to $.79. I stock
> up on them in season and cut them up. I'm thinking I need to blanch and
> freeze asparagus too. :-)
>
> I'm wondering if I can do the same with good corn on the cob... I'm
> sure I can, just have not tried it. We don't eat a lot of it.
>
> Due to our location (close to the Mexico border), things like potatoes,
> onions and other root veggies are cheap year round.
>
> South America could be the breadbasket of the world if they could get
> their act together.

I'm glad to see that there's finally serious thought and serious technology
to use seawater to
irrigate the Sahara etc.

Better late than never.



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