Guest guest Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Jack, you are very right about hummus being " plain ole' bean dip " and being a staple for many cultures. But in my culture, which is the appalachian mountains of the United States (South East Kentucky and Tennessee) many people have never heard of a chickpea or a garbonzo bean. Everyone eats pinto beans and if you uppity or had a special occasion you got to eat navy beans Honestly I never knew there were different beans until I was in my 20's. So, when I tried to explain to my grandmother what hummus was, and why I was not serving it with cornbread, she called me a " fancy pants city slicker " and a few other things. Ah, the memories of a wasted youth... Cheers, David ______________________________\ ____ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 When I lived in Cali. an eon ago ,I was cooking a pot of pinto beans and my neighbor knocked on the door and asked " What is that wonderful aroma? " . When I explained how I was cooking the dried beans and what and how I would use them she was shocked. I explained how the first night we would have beans and corn bread and then the next we would have refried bean burritos. I don't think there was another stay-at- home young mother on the block and no one actually cooked from 'scratch'. We had such a great adventure in the few years that we lived in Cali. So many wonderful things to see and do but I was so happy to get back to miles and miles of no block walls, sittin' on the front porch and cooking from scratch. Oh and the plants there are out of this world beautiful and you can grow them outside. LOL Deanna in Colorado ********************************************************************** -- In , david current <davidcurrent wrote: > > Jack, you are very right about hummus being " plain > ole' bean dip " and being a staple for many cultures. > > But in my culture, which is the appalachian mountains > of the United States (South East Kentucky and > Tennessee) many people have never heard of a chickpea > or a garbonzo bean. Everyone eats pinto beans and if > you uppity or had a special occasion you got to eat > navy beans > > Honestly I never knew there were different beans until > I was in my 20's. So, when I tried to explain to my > grandmother what hummus was, and why I was not serving > it with cornbread, she called me a " fancy pants city > slicker " and a few other things. > > Ah, the memories of a wasted youth... > Cheers, David > > > > ____________________ ______________ > Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. > http://searchmarketing./ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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