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"Mark Thorson" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:
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>> "jmcquown" > wrote
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>> > Nancy Young wrote:
>> >> I bought some in the shell. How are they traditionally prepared?
>> >> I didn't buy a lot of them, maybe 1/4 pound.

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>> > fall and are much better tasting than canned, dried, or frozen ones.
>> > Fresh
>> > young fava beans need only be shelled, but mature beans must also be
>> > peeled
>> > to rid them of a waxy skin that surrounds each bean."

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>> Yeah, like the ones in the jar. I have a weak spot for those things.

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> Lupini beans? Fava beans aren't much like that at all.


Thank you, I knew I was on the wrong track, completely.

nancy