blake murphy wrote:
>
> On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 11:25:13 -0500, Nancy Young

> >I find it therapudic (sp) to snap green beans, but if I was in a hurry,
> >I'd line them up and whack with a knife. One end, then line up the
> >other end. Whack. Hardly work.
> >
> >nancy
>
> i've always thought than snapping your beans had the same purpose as
> snapping asparagus - you get rid of the more fibrous parts.

Yeah, except there is hardly anything to snap off green beans. Not
nearly the waste as with asparagus. And as I don't care for asparagus,
more reward.

nancy