On 5/8/2013 3:28 PM, James Silverton wrote:
> 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.
>
I hear what you're saying. I don't think of tomatoes as fruit, either,
even if they are. Technically beans are legumes. I don't know anyone
who says, "We're having legumes with dinner tonight!"

Jill