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On 9/2/14, 10:11 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:

>> Thank you! That is one vegetable that I'd rather buy frozen because
>> when *I* cook them from fresh they are either so undercooked they
>> squeak on my teeth or they are overcooked and too mushy. I feel like
>> I rarely hit the stopped squeaking, but not mushy sweet spot.


> Why don't you just sample one from the cooking pot to see how done
> they are? That's what I do.


Exactly. Or saute them, and the occasional quick stab will tell you when
they're done.

-- Larry




 
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