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 NB> I used to have canned corn in the house, but switched to frozen...

Some canned corn is respectable enough, and of course there's
no substitute for cream-style.

 NB> that tends to get used more as a staple rather than desperation... I
 NB> agree about beets and beans, but don't usually have them around, except
 NB> as the canned salads for the latter...  I do have cans of baked beans
 NB> that might be considered desperation foods...  ;)

I suppose. Baked beans have their place in this world, and
in fact the canned product is pretty much as good as homemade.
 
 ML> Given recent disenchantments with Wegmans, I am pleased to say
 ML> that from a couple visits it appears that the one in Northborough
 ML> is maintaining the high standard that the chain has been known
 ML> for in the past. 
 NB> That is a relief... Of course, one would more expect the high
 NB> standards to be found at the newer places, than at (sad to say) places
 NB> such as Williamsport... or Ithaca...  although it does still surprise
 NB> me some that those have slipped so much...  

Distressing but an all-too-common product of corporate
expansion. The company puts its best and brightest in charge
of the promising young stores, and the mature ones that
produce less return sort of go by the wayside.

 -=> Nancy Backus said to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> Californica freeways aren't as scary as they are painted to be. The
 DD> Washington DC beltway and anywhere in the Boston area are the real anus
 DD> clenchers for me. Even going around Atlanta at rush hour with six lanes
 DD> of lemmings in each direction and not a hint of "southern gentility"
 DD> isn't that bad. 
 NB> I'm with you on the DC beltway and the Boston area... Atlanta wasn't
 NB> that bad, NYC isn't that bad either, in comparison... I've done them
 NB> both...  Hap was noting that he particularly dislikes that section in
 NB> CA because the drivers routinely are speeding way past any degree of
 NB> sensible... he would be going 85 in a 55, and be the slowest one on
 NB> the road...  That would be as bad as DC or Boston in my book anyway... 

The worst part of the DC Beltway is when the traffic is so
bad you go 15 in a 55. I was once in a Washington Flyer cab
going from Dulles to BWI (United had cancelled a flight), and
we were stuck in traffic at a crawl, and the driver spied a
Baltimore Flyer taxi returning from Dulles after dropping off
someone who had had the same problem in reverse. The issue is
that the drivers are required by law to return empty, lest
they take away business from the locals. My driver rolled
down his window and said to the other, I'll give you $20 to
get this guy to BWI, which was agreed upon, and the drivers
got out, unlocked their respective trunks, transferred my
bags, and I got out into traffic and made my way from the
one to the other. A lot of irate motorists honked at us, but
I doubt our maneuvers delayed them so much as a second.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v7.07

      Title: Frijoles De Olla (Beans Cooked in a Pot)
 Categories: Beans, Mexican
   Servings:  8

  4 1/2 qt Water
  1 1/3 lb Dried black beans, washed
           -and soaked overnight
      2    White onions, halved
      3    Heads garlic, halved, OR 10
           -cloves garlic, whole
           Salt to taste
     30    Epazote OR cilantro leaves

  From the Gulf [of Campeche] area.

  Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan or clay pot.  Add beans, onion,
  and garlic.  Cook at a slow boil for 1 1/2 hours or until beans are done.
  Add salt after 1 hour of cooking.

  Blend 1 cup beans in a blender or food processor with a little cooking
  water.  Add bean mixture to remaining beans.  Stir in epazote.

  Serve beans with chopped green onion, chile serrano, chopped cilantro, and
  tomato or with fresh cream and grated cheese.

  Makes 8 servings.

  From:  THE TASTE OF MEXICO by Patricia Quintana, Stewart, Tabori & Chang,
  New York.  1986.  ISBN 0-941434-89-3. From the collection of Karin Brewer

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