"Dan Abel" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "Theron" > wrote:
>
>
>> This is a a kickback to the old, old daze. Julia used to say that. Boeuf
>> Bourguignon was
>> supposed to have Burgundy, and you were supposed to drink the good
>> burgundy
>> with the
>> dish.
>
> I have a different memory, but I'm often wrong nowadays. I thought
> Boeuf Bourguignon was beef in the style of Burgundy, which is an area in
> France where wine of the same name comes from.
>
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> Dan Abel
> Petaluma, California USA
>
That's right. People used the local wine with the dish. We just can't afford
to anymore.