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Default Checking the Price of Oxtails

On 1/12/2018 11:51 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Jan 2018 20:57:20 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
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>> snip
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>> Interesting to note: not one of the people I spoke with asked "What's an
>> oxtail?"
>>
>> Jill

>
> that's truly telling, isn't it?
> Janet US
>

It was oddly comforting to know not everyone who works in a grocery
store is clueless, especially about something like oxtails.

Last year I was in Publix looking for leeks. Nary a leek to be found.
That surprised me. The guy in the produce department didn't know what
they were. That also surprised me.

Jill