"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> 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

being a legume is not what makes it not a vegetable.