"Matthew Malthouse" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 8 Aug 2009 17:32:59 -0500, Sqwertz >
>>> Why don't they just sell the tripe at a butcher, where you can buy
>> the rest of the cow, too?
>
> Becausae the preparation, cleaning, boiling, scraping and so on, takes
> space and equipment a butcher might not have.

Ahh yes! That makes sense.