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14 minutes ago, Margaret Pilgrim said:And today not the cheap cut it once was.
Ha! It wasn't cheap back in '81 or so but I lived near the upscale part of South Pasadena so the butchers stocked it. Ya know for those "ladies who take cooking classes". I was a grad student who got to play in their wonderful shops. First encounter with some not so great canned truffle! Got me interested. Balanced the cost with cows feet at Latin market on other side of town 
10 minutes ago, Margaret Pilgrim said:And today not the cheap cut it once was.
Ha! It wasn't cheap back in '81 or so but I lived near the upscale part of South Pasadena so the butchers stocked it. Ya know for those "ladies who take cooking classes". I was a grad student whi got to play in their wonderful shops. First encounter with some not so great canned truffle! Got me interested.
