Pico Rico wrote:
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> "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
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> being a legume is not what makes it not a vegetable.

Ronald Reagan made ketchup a vegetable