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Last Wednesday, I bought asparagus at $1.25 a pound. I have not finished
it but the supermarket was selling it today for $0.50 a pound! It looked
good and fresh too! Is the warm weather making the stuff sprout like crazy?

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James Silverton wrote:

> Last Wednesday, I bought asparagus at $1.25 a pound. I have not finished
> it but the supermarket was selling it today for $0.50 a pound! It looked
> good and fresh too! Is the warm weather making the stuff sprout like crazy?


If that market is Magruder's, I wouldn't buy it.


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