On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 06:53:32 -0700 (PDT), "The Greatest!"
> wrote:

>Sheldon wrote:
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>> On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:51:14 -0700 (PDT), "The Greatest!"
>> > wrote:
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>> >Roy blathers:
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>> >> On Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 6:41:11 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>> >> > "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> >> > ...
>> >> > > Braised lamb shanks. I salted & peppered the shanks and browned them in a
>> >> > > very little corn oil. Sprinkled with dried rosemary. Deglazed the pan
>> >> > > with a splash of dry red wine, then added a little water, minced onion and
>> >> > > garlic. Covered and brought to a simmer. It will take a couple of hours
>> >> > > to cook until fork tender. I've got green vegetables galore; I can't
>> >> > > decide between brussels sprouts, zucchini, broccoli or spinach. I haven't
>> >> > > decided whether or not I want some sort of starch with it. Maybe some egg
>> >> > > noodles. Not essential.
>> >> >
>> >> > I haven't cooked yet but it will be hamburger gravy over mashed potatoes
>> >> > with plenty of onions in the gravy. Haricot Verts on the side.
>> >>
>> >> I still don't know why you keep calling green beans "Haricot Verts"...all that means is green beans in FRENCH.
>> >> However, if it makes you happy then continue doing so.
>> >
>> >
>> >You are a hectoring uncouth parvenu...
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>> Us N'East parvenu rubes say pole or bush beans. Decided not to grow
>> any this year, too labor intensive harvesting, stringing, and pinching
>> off the stem ends... frozen are fine and no work at all plus I freeze
>> mine anyway... also cost the least of all frozen veggies... nust be
>> all those zoftig/buxom illegal senoritas that I love, don't want
>> stringbeans. LOL
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>Yeah, string beans are tedious, stringing and pinching them is something I no longer am willing to do. Frozen are fine, and always cheap and abundant, I just picked up a coupla bags at Aldi's for like 69 cents each. As for "haricots", Trader Joe's sells a frozen two - pound bag for $1.99, a superb value for a great product (IIRC they may even be imported from France), no way fresh could be better; most of the haricots verts I've seen in groceries are long past their prime, rotting actually.
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>I'm a heavy user of frozen veg, they are high - quality, cheap, and versatile. Clarence Birdseye is one of my "hero" inventors/innovators, frozen foods - veg especially - are a real godsend. Another fave thing are the 99 cent bags of frozen Brussels sprouts sold by TJ's, they are always spot - on perfect, never sour - ish.
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>Growing up, pole beans, especially the "Kentucky Wonder" variety, were a staple, but they sure were a lot of work.

Even though I have a large vegetable garden I still buy a lot of
frozen; brussels, spinach, kale, broccoli, mixed veg, and green
beans... those are too labor intensive. Right now summer squash and
cukes are pouring in, and tomatoes are about to burst at the seams.
just yesterdsy I picked 4 quarts of cherry tomatoes, very sweet, like
candy.
This morning my Penzeys package arrived, Garlic Powder (granulated),
Dehy Bell Pepper (red & green). Fennel Seeds (whole), Pickling Spice,
Celery Salt, and my favorite, Adobo. A smallish order, only $55. But
they tossed in samples of some new products; Salsa Pico (excellent on
the 6 qt pot of stewed yellow squash from my garden I just cooked),
Dehy Minced Garlic (I will definitely use), Tuscan Sunset (smells
great), Aleppo Pepper (should be good on eggs), they are a good amount
for samples, 1/2 cup jars, invoice says they are worth $16.14. I buy
a lot of restaurant size containers of spices and herbs at BJs too,
can't tell the difference from Penzeys and they cost less, but Penzeys
still has the best salt-free blends, I think their Chili powder is
leagues ahead of all others, and contains no salt so can use as much
as I want. Other's blends contain a ton of salt, so even at lower
prices are no bargain, salt is heavy and cheap. Even Penzeys celery
salt is a bargain because it contains more ground celery seed than
salt.