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On Sat, 09 Jun 2012 11:58:32 -0400, Jim Elbrecht >
wrote:

> George > wrote:
>
>
> -snip-
> >
> >They seem to offer them as maybe a loss leader at one local market that
> >has a lot of Hispanic customers and they are usually 5/$1. They always
> >have a huge pile of them for sale.
> >
> >I like the yellow ones split lengthwise fried in butter and also the
> >fry/smush/fry method you mentioned.

>
> Aren't they *very* sweet when yellow and fried? I thought the
> yellow ones for eating like a banana.
>

Oh no. They're too starchy for that, even when ripe.


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