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(Little Malice) wrote in news:fmjast$8m08c_004
@news.avvanta.com:

> And asparagus! Not only the fresh stuff, but lots of canned (ugh). The
> prices seemed a bit high for 1910 though or am I off base on that..?
>

Around 1910 there was trouble with canned goods. The wrong kinds of metals
were being used and people were getting poisoned. Things like corn in a can
was coming out black. Consumer protection wasn't around...Hell we didn't
even have income tax at least in Canada.

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The house of the burning beet-Alan

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