Dan Abel wrote:

> There is some controversy about "refried" beans. Some people claim
> that "refried" is a poor translation of "refritos", which means
> something more like "well fried". In any case, cook up some beans.
> Usually, people add pork fat. Oftentimes in the US they are mashed.
> I don't know why. I stopped eating baby food 60 years ago and would
> rather that people left my food whole until such point as I can't eat
> it that way any more!

Hah, it's why I can't stand them, they have that ABC thing going
on, really puts me off.

ABC = Already Been Chewed

nancy