Steve Calvin > wrote:

>zxcvbob wrote:
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>> DJS0302 wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I remember reading an article in the food section of the newspaper that
>>>> described various uses for black pepper. One of the ideas was to
>>>> sprinkle it
>>>> on strawberries. YUCK!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I know!!! They forgot the balsamic vinegar!!
>>>
>>> nancy
>>
>>
>> Basalmic vinegar is so expensive! It's like $3 or 4 for a quart bottle.
>> So can you substitute apple cider vinegar?
>>
>> Bob
>:-0
>
>That's cheap Bob. Balsamic can be *much* more expensive than that. Try
>hundreds of dollars for a few ounces if you want to spend the bucks.
>Balsamic is one of those things that does taste better the more it
>costs. A small glass if good balsamic is one hell of an aperitif and
>it also great over vanilla ice cream believe it or not. I was lucky
>enough to have them both over the years and yum.
>
>Am I gonna buy it? Hell no. ;-) I'm not adverse to getting a 25-30
>dollar small bottle though. It lasts a long time because you only use
>a very small amount and certainly not for salads.


It's impossible to see one's tongue planted firmly in one's cheek on
Usenet but, I'm quite sure that's where Bob's was.
The original post. My son-in-law is the chef at a rather nice
little restaurant on Nova Scotia's South Shore. The last time we went
down for a visit he served us some beautiful fresh strawberries
lightly dusted with black pepper and they were very delicious.
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