Hey, Sue McN -- You're right on. My Stokely and Del Monte cans say "green beans," too, but those 'Yankee processors have to use the most common, or northern, terminology. They can be trendy, if they wan to, and call chick peas "garbanzos" and corn meal mush "polenta," but that don't make it so, at least not for me. Imagine asking your Old South gramma for some polenta! And you're right about corn bread, too. My grandmother said no self-respecting southern cook would put sugar in corn bread. BUT, when you buy a box of cornmeal, the recipe on the side tells you to add it. What does that tell you? My point was that our language is becoming homogenized and we're losing our regionalisms. Look at the commodities market: Sow bellies became pork bellies because "sow" was PI. Next, they'll be calling them pork tummies 'cause "belly" is so crude (not to me). I'm on about 30 mail lists, and this is the only one with such a great membership. Almost everyone has such a good sense of humor (even our sysop!). The other lists are soooooo dry. By the way (just to keep things kosher), I've about given up on my SW ancestors. (Only the stories keep me subscribing.< g >) I've listed these before, but in case there's someone new on the list, can anyone help me with the following? 1. Mahlon SCOTT, b. about 1803, m. Elizabeth Anderson 1 Feb 1821, Washington Co., VA. I have no parents for either. 2. Sarah Brown SCOTT, b. abt 1801, m. Harbert SHELTON 6 Jan 1825, Patrick Co., VA. I have no parents for Sarah. Best wishes to you all, Tom Robertson Escondido, CA -------- >From Sue McN: > In Shreveport I ate red beans (with rice). In Miami I ate black > beans (also with rice). In Houston I ate kidney beans in chilli and > brown beans with cornbread. In Detroit I ate white Northern (also > calledNavy) beans with cornbread and the cornbread had SUGAR in it. > :-( Here in Kentucky when the menu says "Soup Beans and C/B" you can > bet it will be brown pintos cooked for hours and served with chopped > onions. Accompaniments are usually fried potatoes, sauerkrout or a > green tomato relish. > To the writer who had never heard of green beans: What do the > labels in your grocery say? My Stokely and Del Monte labels don't say > snap or string, but they do say Green Beans. > > Sue McN.