On 2/13/2011 8:56 AM, Tara wrote:
> Make sure you use a big wooden spoon or potato masher to mash some of
> the beans against the side of the pot. That will give you a rich,
> creamy broth.
>
> My husband told me red beans and rice were served in his Metairie, LA
> elementary school cafeteria just about every Monday.
>
> Tara

Pinto beans and rice, both government commodities, were served twice a
week in the Texas elementary and high schools I went to in the forties
and fifties. That and those cafeteria rolls I still crave today. Luckily
the local school system makes them the same way so I eat lunch with my
school teacher wife at least once a week.