Date: Wed, 4 Oct 1995 08:14:51 -0700

From: Allen Maberry maberry[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]U.WASHINGTON.EDU

Subject: Re: green/string beans



I have always refered to them as string beans.

Allen

maberry[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]u.washington.edu



On Wed, 4 Oct 1995, Tom Uharriet wrote:



On Tue, 3 Oct 1995, Rima & Kim McKinzey wrote:



I think this might just be a question of age - or the age of one's parents.

Does this also apply to the string bean/green bean?



The New York Times still uses "string bean" -- one piece of evidence that

string bean holds on in at least oe part of the Northeast.



Dan Goodman dsg[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]maroon.tc.umn.edu



It was always string beans for me in Los Angeles--especially the thin

French cut.





Tom Uharriet

utom[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]admn.712.nebo.edu