SC - Grains of Paradise. The final act

[margali]

Oh, my lord, tell me you're not one of those "cook them veggies till they be
mush" bunch!?!  I'll always prefer them lightly steamed or sauteed or stirfried,
preferably right out of the garden or the farmers' market!
- --Maire

LrdRas at aol.com wrote:

> I have poured through numerous cookbooks spanning modern back through the
> late 1700s CE. For all intent and purposes, the most widely recommended
> advise was to cook until fork tender. 'Tender crisp' is a relatively modern
> method of vegetable preparation (one I would like to see go by the wayside
> personally :-)), I would venture the opinion that most 'period vegetables
> were served fork tender when cooked.
>
> Ras
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