"The Cook" > wrote

> On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 13:52:40 -0400, "Nancy Young" >
> wrote:

>>I saw them again at a farm market today, and they were, indeed,
>>labeled 8 ball, not stuffing, zucchini. I picked up a couple. Perhaps
>>they are the vegetable du jour, I never saw them before now they are
>>everywhere.

> I grew them for 3 or 4 years. I gave up this year. Too many squash
> and too many varieties. I am down to green and yellow zucchinis this
> year and I still have too many.

I like squash well enough, but not to have it all the time. It's not
something
I'd be likely to grow, but then, I don't really have a garden so the point
is
moot.

I also bought some lima beans in the pod. Can someone tell me how you
go about cooking them? Shell them, then steam them?

nancy