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From: deb5@ellis.uchicago.edu (Daniel von Brighoff)
Subject: Re: missotou
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In article <3d57t4$qgm@uwm.edu> corre@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu (Alan D Corre) writes:

>Seasonal items of this kind are interesting. The citron nowadays is
>cultivated purely for the Jewish festival of Succot (Tabernacles) when it is
>required for a ritual, and no substitute is acceptable. The day before
>Succot they sell for about $30 each (yes, thirty dollars.) The day after the
>holiday you could not get a dime for one. It doesn't even make good jam.

It also finds its way, in a candied form, into that most dreaded of 
seasonal items, fruitcake.  I often wondered how that got started since,
like Mr. Corre says, it doesn't taste good at all, especially when compared
to other candied fruits, and it's not particularly cheap.

Sorry for the non-linguistic excursus.  I would've followed up to a 
food group, but I can't remember the names of any of them.

Cheers!
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