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Default Potatoes and onions

Julie Bove wrote:

>
> "Bruce" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Thu, 2 Jul 2020 18:36:35 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
> >
> > > The COVID people in Italy were sicker due to their high gluten
> > > pasta diet. Potato eating Germans got fewer critical
> > > complications.

> >
> > LOL, I hadn't heard that one before.

>
> I have. I also have German friends. I know what they eat. Who
> invented the pretzel?


LOL, Germans do indeed love their breads. They also do a lot of rice
comparativly (sp?) to much of Europe. That one suprised me when I
found out. I think it was Italy for number 1 and they were 2 or a
close 3rd.