Staycalm wrote:

> "Jim Davis" > wrote in message
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>>Does anyone but me feel they're getting their chain pulled?
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> No - I'm pretty sure Pandora hasn't come across it before. We get it here in
> Australia (I love it) but it is nowhere as common as it is in the US and is
> very expensive. I got hooked when my family travelled around the States back
> in the 70s.
>
> Liz
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Pepperoni sticks is another thing Pandora may not have come across. I'm
referring to the pepparoni sticks like *Slim Jims* and the smaller ones
many small butcher shops & farmer's markets carry. The smaller ones
come in mild, medium, & extra spicey and normally sell for somewhere
around 3-5/$1. The one farmer's market we go to even has a fire
pepperoni stick! Some variety stores carry the smaller ones but the
packaged ones like Slim Jims are more popular. These don't seem to be
as popular with the hiking crowd perhaps because of the higher sodium
content. For those who haven't seen these - Slim Jims are about 1/4" in
diameter & about 10" long, they come in varying degrees of spiceness,
are pre-packaged in a horrid heavy plastic shrink wrap, & cost about
$1.25; the smaller ones are sold unpackaged, they are about 1/2" in
diameter & about 5" long, they come in a variety of spices, and make a
great snack. I prefer the smaller ones to the pre-packaged pepperoni
sticks.