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"Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
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>> "Andy" <q> wrote in message
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>>> Tarragon vinegar (called for in a steak marinade recipe).
>>>
>>> I couldn't find it until now, thanks to http://www.afoodsource.com/
>>> and while I was there I got another slice of D'Affinois cheese
>>> (thanks again Serene!) to kill any diet momentum (served up on
>>> olive-oil'd broiled french
>>> baguette coins). :d
>>>
>>> Andy

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>> How about just buying some decent vinegar, some fresh tarragon, and
>> making your own?

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> I debated that, not knowing the ratios. Next time...
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> Andy
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It seems to vary quite a bit in the retail version. In overpriced gourmet &
gift shops, they load the bottles with so much tarragon that there's not
room for much vinegar. What a value, for $12.00 a bottle! :-) A bunch of
herbs you can't use, and 3 ounces of vinegar.