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Greek cooks absolutely DO use both sun dried tomatoes and sausage. So sorry you were subjected to such nastiness, Terri. Thanks for posting.<\/p>","CommentId":1,"DateRated":"05\/01\/2018 22:19","GUID":"0f2827d65f714efb888b33538d933c7f","MemberId":7001831,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"mizbrophy1","SubmittedDate":"05\/01\/2018 22:19"},{"Comment":"
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