On Wed, 18 Jan 2006, jmcquown wrote:

> sf wrote:
> > On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:18:06 -0600, Elaine Parrish wrote:
> >>
> >> I love lima beans. They are my favs. I only like fresh or frozen. I
> >> can tolerate canned in veggie soup, but not to eat.
> >>
> >> I like them gently boiled until they are soft - with butter or bacon
> >> drippins - but I also like them simmered until the water thickens
> >> with the bean starch, but not until they are dry.
> >>
> > OK, now you're being weird... first you don't "get" Thai tea and now
> > you like lima beans. Odd, very very odd. LOL
>
> I don't "get" people who don't like lima beans! I love them. But like
> Elaine, they have to be fresh or frozen. Since I can't find fresh hulled
> limas I prefer the big frozen Fordhook ones. They sort of "burst" in your
> mouth when you bite into them Add some butter, a little thyme, salt &
> pepper - they are great!
>
> I do "get" Thai tea, at least Thai iced tea. I just don't care much for
> tea.
>
> Jill

Oh, yeah, Fordhooks. That pop is just wonderful. The tiny, tiny baby limas
will do that too, if cooked just right. It's harder to get them at the
exact stage in cooking. I usually cook them beyond that. I guess because
they are different sizes even when small, it's harder to get them
"pop-able".

I love butter peas, too.

Now about that Thai tea... 'Round here Iced Sweetea is a religion <g>. So,
when anybody goes around tampering with it, it's a sin to our taste buds
haha.

Elaine, too