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Probably so. A lot of artificial flavored things are sold in the states. There are generations of people there who don't know the taste of real maple syrup, for example. Most of what is sold as maple syrup is really just artificial flavoring and corn syrup. -er Read action !reply…

As it happens, I was just on the phone with a fellow from reykavik, who told me that liquorice candy is sold in pharmacies in iceland, and is a popular treat up there. My guess is that what is sold there is the same as we get in the rest…

I've always thought of licorice as a mediterranean delight, though I'm ready to be proven wrong. What differences would there be between licorice made in northern europe and what we find here in france? Remember that the plant is a mediterranean one. -er Read action !reply Enter reply. (/EXIT when…

You'll get the best price ordering it from the uk, where it is sold at about 475 pounds or so. Be sure and avoid version 1, which comes on 2 disks. The software is awful. Version 2 has all the supplements, as well as corrections from version 1 (based on…

I wish you luck here. Alas, the previous sysops, as you know, were absentee landlords. May I ask that you scrub those messages that say, 'please send me a copy of your catalogue', once they are read by the recipient, or even push them into a closed section. They contribute…

The first edition of the oed sold for about the same price, a little less in fact, than the cd rom version, and it included the first supplement volume. I imagine that one might find a copy of it in the commerce for far less than the cd rom. Unfortunately,…

The first edition of the oed included the first supplement, with some addenda and corrections. It is not included in the electronic oed. So, the cd rom is not the complete first edition. -er