Date:    Fri, 26 Jun 1998 17:44:14 -0400
<br>From:    David Bergdahl <bergdahl[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OAK.CATS.OHIOU.EDU>
<br>Subject: Re: portobello
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<br>On Fri, 26 Jun 1998, A. Vine wrote:
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<br>> No theory, just observations.  The name appears as "portobello",
<br> "portabella",
<br>> "portobella", and "portabello".  My understanding is that the mushroom itself
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<br>> just an overgrown darker strain of white button mushrooms.
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<br>Isn't portobello the name of a 'cockney' open-air market in London?
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