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James Silverton > wrote:

> On 5/8/2013 1:20 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 08/05/2013 11:51 AM, 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.
> >
> >
> > How are their fiddlehead prices? Those things are usually pretty pricey
> > here. Luckily there is very little waste to them.
>
> I've never noticed them but I will look!

Fiddleheads were $12.99 at the produce market near me. Can't imagine
they'd be so delicious as to be worth that price. I didn't pay any
attention to the price of fava beans - they are a lot of work to shell
and shell again.

marcella