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[Diane Whitehead <voltaire@islandnet.com>]

I was choosing an organic cauliflower at my supermarket last night 
when I smelled ripe peaches.  You can imagine how strong the scent 
was to overcome nearby cabbagy smells.  I followed my nose to a bin 
of Chilean peaches, picked ripe and flown to Canada.  Even in our 
peach season, it is rare to be able to buy ripe peaches except on a 
fruit stand in front of an orchard, and I don't remember ever being 
able to smell them close to in a store, let alone several aisles 
over. They were expensive ($11 Canadian a kg), but who could resist 
the smell? Of course I bought one each for the family, and the cost 
was a bit less than if I had bought a cupcake each from the bakery.

                Diane Whitehead   Victoria, British Columbia, Canada