"Sheldon" > wrote

> On Jul 2, 9:44?am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>> I know. Three bean salad is old news to everyone. I have never
>> made it because it doesn't particularly appeal to me. But, we went
>> to my brother's place yesterday and his wife made some and it was
>> very good. It wasn't actually 3 bean ... more like 5 bean.

> juice. If you don't like canned green beans (they are kind of mushy)
> use frozen green beans,

I have fresh green beans, I was thinking of cooking some of them
up. However, I also think I have some frozen, and it would be a good
way to use them up.

> frozen niblets are nice too, so are frozen
> baby limas.

We were talking about limas yesterday, I don't know why people
don't like them. Alan mentioned corn, too, that would work.

> I like to use the *dark* red kidney beans... use as many
> types of canned beans as you desire, I use whatever I have on hand,
> might be 5-6 kind.

I happen to have red (not the dark), garbanzo and black.
I also have black eyed peas, but I don't know if they would
be suitable. It just amused me to find that I actually have
beans on hand at all, except the chick peas.

> I add onion and celery too, but not so much as
> that recipe. I also like to add diced cukes and sliced okra when I
> have them, and minced curly leaf parsley. There are really no rules,
> so long as the predominent ingredient is beans. You can also blend
> the bean salad with pasta. Add some bacon too. There is no end to
> possibilities...

I'll make this once and see how it goes. Seems to me a good thing
to have in the refrigerator to pick at. There's nothing in there now,
along those lines.

nancy