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On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:24:52 -0400, jmcquown >
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> On 6/24/2014 12:56 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 05:40:07 -0700 (PDT), Helpful person
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> On Saturday, June 21, 2014 1:35:25 PM UTC-4, jmcquown wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Were they small thin-skinned red potatoes? I buy them for next to
> >>> nothing from a local farm stand.
> >>>
> >>> You can buy all sorts of tiny potatoes. I won't buy the silly
> >>> "fingerlings" which are *way* overpriced. Takes twice as many potatoes
> >>> to serve 2 people and the cost is ridiculous. They're still just
> >>> potatoes.
> >>>
> >>> Jill
> >>
> >> But the fingerlings taste so good.
> >>

> > People spend the money on them because they're cute and they are an
> > easy way to "fancy up" potatoes when doing next to nothing to them.
> >

> I've paid for them when dining out. Yes, they taste good. I'm still
> not paying exhorbitant prices for a wee bag of fingerlings to cook at
> home because they're cute.
>

I don't do it just for us, but it's nice for when I have company.
Less work more pizzazz.


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