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Default Boar's Head (WAS: Spam is canned meat.)

On Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 6:55:12 AM UTC-4, Jill McQuown wrote:
> On 8/3/2016 7:12 AM, Gary wrote:
> > Ophelia wrote:
> >>
> >> "Cheri" wrote:
> >> I don't believe I've ever had anything called Boar's Head, maybe not so big
> >> in CA, or maybe I just haven't seen it where I shop.
> >> --------------------------
> >>
> >> I bet I wouldn't find it in our shops either)

> >
> > It's the "high priced brand" deli meat and cheese in my area.
> > I rarely buy any deli food though except swiss cheese and
> > I don't care much for their version of it.
> >

> My snooty brother introduced me to Boar's Head thinly sliced Prosciutto
> Panino. It's very thinly sliced Italian ham rolled up in mozarella.
> Delicious! But way over priced. Sorry, I'm not paying $15 for that.
> Fits well with a wine and cheese upper crust type party, if you're into
> that sort of thing. Heh.


$15 per pound, isn't it? I certainly could enjoy 1/8 pound once in
a while as a treat.

I'm more likely just to buy prosciutto di Parma, since I'm not
that crazy about cheese. Last I remember it was $24/pound here,
but a little goes a long way.

Cindy Hamilton