On 5/8/2013 2:44 PM, tert in seattle wrote:
> 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
>

I'm not going to ask your definition but in mine they certainly are! My
definition depends on their use: fruits, vegetables, meats, fishes and
grains. To avoid misunderstanding, a tomato is a vegetable to me and I
might have a subset of vegetables to include salad greens.

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Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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