[Grut]

I got some dried fava beans recently at a middle-eastern grocery that are also quite large and chewy even after soaking and long cooking.

So, why do you think your ancestors fled Europe?

[Albion Wilde]

So, why do you think your ancestors fled Europe?

I think there's a joke in there somewhere, but I haven't gotten it yet. What does Europe have to do with fava beans from a middle-eastern grocery here in the States? At least some of my ancestors fled Europe because of the potato famine; others came for the fishing, farming and trading; still others were born here as native Americans.