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Jean B.[_1_]

Mr. Bill wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Feb 2009 20:06:02 -0500, (Denise in NH)
> wrote:
>
>> I've never used leeks or shallots, but from the tv food shows, I see
>> they are sort of interchangeable.
>
> If you are RICH!! Today, at the grocrery, one leek was five
> dollars!!! I will continue to buy 3 lb of onions for 2.49 and make
> due. Maybe next summer, I will buy leeks again but right now, some
> things are "not appearing" in our food budget.
>
Heh! I was all set to make a leek and mushroom quiche and then
saw the price of the leeks!!!!! I guess I won't be making that in
the foreseeable future--unless I grow the leeks myself!

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Jean B.