"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:38:16 -0500, "cybercat" >
> wrote:
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>>"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
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>>> On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:41:14 -0500, "cybercat" >
>>> wrote:
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>>>>I have never had pesto, and I am not sure I want to go to the trouble of
>>>>making it.
>>>
>>> You DO want to go to the trouble. If you like basil, pine nuts, and
>>> pecorino you will like pesto.
>>
>>I 've never had pine nuts either!
>
> You're in for a treat then. They're wonderful sprinkled in a salad
> too. Be careful when you buy them or you'll overspend. A little bag
> in a grocery store is about 4 bucks. Probably works out to well over
> 25 bucks a pound. TJ's or costco is a much better deal. At least 50%
> savings but a much bigger bag.

Although it's not what you'd expect, it might be worth checking the hippie
food department at some grocery stores for deals. Last month, I happened to
run across bags of sesame seeds in that department, while looking for
something else. I made note of the unit price, walked over to the spice
aisle, and found that the hippie version (with moons & stars and nauseating
new age nonsense all over the package) was about 1/4 the price of the
product from Spice Island or whatever brand was in the spice aisle.

You never know.