"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 00:13:22 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> I can't tell with everything but I can with most cookies, particularly
>> if they contain butter. Also baked or boiled potatoes, beans and most
>> breads.
>>
>> You?
>
> Some things, certainly - for example when we cook fish wrapped in
> aluminium foil on the outdoor grill, or as you say when my daughter bakes
> cookies or cupcakes - but plain baked/boiled potatoes or green beans don't
> give off much of a smell once done (at least not that I've noticed). But
> then you probably have a better sense of smell than I do...

Not sure I could tell with green beans. Hmmm... Seems just to be starchy
things that I know.