James Silverton wrote:
> Admittedly it was in a "gourmet" store but I saw Fava beans selling for
> $4 a pound. The pods must weigh as much as the beans they contain so
> that's about $8 a pound for a vegetable! I've never seen even asparagus
> costing as much as that.

this being Usenet I'm obligated to note that beans are not vegetables