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On Wed, 5 Oct 2016 07:33:09 +1100, Bruce >
wrote:

> In article >,
> says...
> >
> > On Wed, 5 Oct 2016 05:33:43 +1100, Bruce >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > In article >,
> > > says...
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, 04 Oct 2016 11:13:28 -0600, Janet B >
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On Tue, 04 Oct 2016 09:13:25 -0700, sf > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >On Tue, 4 Oct 2016 20:44:35 +1000, F Murtz >
> > > > > >wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >> How do you make beans squeak ? mine don't
> > > > > >
> > > > > >They're not mushy, and usually steamed - so there's no grease to keep
> > > > > >them from squeaking.
> > > > >
> > > > > No grease on my beans and they don't squeak. I steam or simmer mine
> > > > > until fork tender. They are still bright green and al dente, not
> > > > > mushy. I don't like crunchy green beans. Cooking is probably the
> > > > > difference between squeak and no squeak.
> > > > > Janet US
> > > >
> > > > Yes. I won't eat regular green beans unless they're cooked from
> > > > frozen. Haricots verts don't squeak, Blue Lake are pretty good too.
> > > > The thinner the better - but over all, I tend to avoid fresh green
> > > > beans due to the squeak factor.
> > >
> > > That's like saying: "I don't eat potatoes because they're so hard when I
> > > undercook them".
> >
> >
> > If you want to eat mushy green beans, be my guest - I have lots of
> > other choices.
>
> That's like saying: "I don't eat potatoes because they're so hard when I
> undercook them and so mushy when I overcook them".

Eh? You seem to be repeating yourself. Can you speak a little
louder?

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