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<pre>I suspect that the romance you are on about is strictly in the eye of the
beholder-as with wine or any table commodity.
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From: AlFreedo@aol.com <AlFreedo@aol.com>
To: OliveOil@onelist.com <OliveOil@onelist.com>
Date: 31 August 1999 0:14
Subject: Re: RE: [OliveOil] The Olive Oil Scandal


>From: AlFreedo@aol.com
>
>Like wine, one of the pleasures of olive oil is it's connection to the
soil,
>the people who produce it, and the place it comes from. All this
"romance"
>is lost when oil is made as a commodity from mountains of olives dumped by
a
>multitude of growers. I agree with Phil, that the internet can connect
>quality producers with consumers who appreciate quality, and are willing to
>pay a few more dollars to get it.
>
>Alan Friedman
>
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