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Article: Does pricey mean tasty? Test panel tries butter, olive oil and balsamic vinegar.(The Orange County Register)
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- September 23, 2002
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SANTA ANA, Calif. _ My pal Patti Davis never scrimps. An avid home cook, Patti has frequent dinner parties that are legend. She always buys the best ingredients she can find. The "why should I waste my time with inferior food?" philosophy is her grocery guide.
But with so many choices and so many prices, food shopping isn't as simple as it used to be. Especially when it comes to things like olive oil or balsamic vinegar. Supermarket shelves bulge with row after row of possibilities _ some wine-bottle large, others perfume-bottle petite.
Even butter is complicated. Many markets offer European-style butter in addition to American butter.
Does ...