Sheldon wrote:
> On Nov 21, 4:41�pm, Kate Connally > wrote:
>> So, this year I decided to have lima beans for Tday instead
>> of my usual peas. �Come to find out no one in town carries
>> the good old-fashioned Birds Eye frozen Fordhooks anymore.
>> Come to find out further that they don't make them anymore.
>> Called Birds Eye and let them have what for. �The very idea!
>>
>> It seems Giant Eagle has their own store brand of frozen Fordhooks
>> but I'm very skeptical that they will be satisfactory. �It has been
>> my experience in the past that store brands and other lesser brands
>> of frozen veggies pretty much suck. �Therefore I only buy Birds Eye.
>> Green Giant is okay, but they just don't make anything I like. �As
>> for limas they only have the baby limas in "butter" sauce. �I *hate*
>> baby limas.
>>
>> So, now what am I going to do???? �What a revoltin' development
>> this is!
>
> Fordhook lima beans are the nomal large lima bean. Baby lima beans
> are a separate variety, they are not a immature Fordhook.
>
> I can't imagine any brand of frozen fordhooks being any differnt from
> another. Essentially the biggest affect on frozen veggie quality is
> how well does a store keep them frozen. Lima beans are not a popular
> veggie to begin with, let alone the large fordhook, probably why Birds
> Eye dropped them, but there are many other brands.
>
> http://www.pictsweet.com/premdetail.shtml#family


Yep. I think the last time I bought Fordhook's (love 'em, they've got such
a bad rep) it was Pictsweet brand. But the store brand is no different. I
think they're pretty much all processed in the same place(s) and simply get
different brands/labels slapped on them. I love Fordhook lima beans. It's
not like they've fallen off the face of the earth

Jill