Date:    Fri, 26 Jun 1998 21:39:16 -0400
<br>From:    Alan Baragona <baragonasa[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]VAX.VMI.EDU>
<br>Subject: Re: portobello
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<br>David Bergdahl wrote:
<br>>
<br>> On Fri, 26 Jun 1998, A. Vine wrote:
<br>>
<br>> > No theory, just observations.  The name appears as "portobello",
<br> "portabella",
<br>> > "portobella", and "portabello".  My understanding is that the mushroom
<br> itself is
<br>> > just an overgrown darker strain of white button mushrooms.
<br>> >
<br>> Isn't portobello the name of a 'cockney' open-air market in London?
<br>>
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<br>Yes, it's the road where the market takes place.  Viz. "Bedknobs and
<br>Broomsticks."
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