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markodochartaigh

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55. Lima beans for me too.

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:47 PM

Feb 25

But any food waste at all was extremely frowned upon in my Mother's family. Finally she just started making lima beans with tomatoes, onions, and peppers, and spices. That was much better, but it seems like when she got us to eat that, we went back to pinto beans.

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When you were a kid or an adult, What vegetable/vegetables did you pick out of the mixed vegetables and did [View all] debm55 Feb 25 OP

None RandySF Feb 25 #1

You ate them all???? You were a good kid, RandySF. debm55 Feb 25 #2

Lima beans, of course. Nobody eats lima beans. Ocelot II Feb 25 #3

Thank you Ocelot II, And congratulations for milestone. debm55 Feb 25 #5

I like lima beans. electric_blue68 Feb 25 #17

Thank you for sharing with us. electric_blue68. Enjoy. debm55 Feb 25 #46

I taught a whole group of daycare kids to love lima beans. I called them baby beans and doled them out as treats. tblue37 Feb 25 #54

I only ate the Lima beans. LoisB Feb 25 #4

You ate them????? You are a brave soul LoisB. debm55 Feb 25 #6

LOL. I guess I'm weird. I like Lima beans. LoisB Feb 25 #7

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I'm here LoisB as a lover of Lima beans 🫘 Polly Hennessey Feb 25 #14

Bless you, Polly. I love butter beans too! LoisB Feb 25 #16

HAHAHHAHHHAAHHAH. Great. I 'll take you up on that.You and Lois can have them Enjoy. debm55 Feb 25 #45

Why?? They have no flavor and a weird gushy texture, like eating caulk. Ocelot II Feb 25 #21

LOL I don't know. It is one of those things my grandmother cooked that I really LoisB Feb 25 #23

+1 on lima beans and peas! AZJonnie Feb 25 #9

Thank you very much for sharing with us, AZJonnie. debm55 Feb 25 #11

Lima beans! QED Feb 25 #10

Agree, Thank you QED for sharing with us.. debm55 Feb 25 #12

Lima beans here JMCKUSICK Feb 25 #13

Thank you very much, John. I hid them under my mashed potatoes. debm55 Feb 25 #44

Beans.... lastlib Feb 25 #15

Me too, lastllib and they have to be fresh. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Feb 25 #43

regular mixed vegetables? none Eugene Feb 25 #18

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Eugene. I don't know how to say it, but I love eggplant. debm55 Feb 25 #42

🤔 I'm not sure my mom ever served mixed vegetables... electric_blue68 Feb 25 #19

Thank you very much for sharing with us, electric_blue68. I liked corn, carrots and fresh green beens. debm55 Feb 25 #41

LIMA BEANS... OMG. I have eaten all kinds of foods a lot of people find at least "questionable" hlthe2b Feb 25 #20

HAHAHAHAH. Thank you very much, hlthe2b. for sharing. debm55 Feb 25 #40

Never have liked my vegetables mixed. discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 25 #22

Great. Thank you very much, discntnt_irny_srcsm. Perfect point debm55 Feb 25 #39

Lima beans, of course! 2naSalit Feb 25 #24

YES! That is so true. Thank you very much for sharing with us. debm55 Feb 25 #38

I Vote For Lima Beans ProfessorGAC Feb 25 #25

Thank you very much, ProfessorGAC and Mrs. GAC for sharing with us. debm55 Feb 25 #37

Lima beans MustLoveBeagles Feb 25 #26

Thank you very much for sharing with us, MustLoveBeagles. debm55 Feb 25 #35

None PJMcK Feb 25 #27

Thank you very much, PJMcK. I have never been served Brussel sprouts as a child or adult. I guess I didn't miss anything debm55 Feb 25 #34

The mixed vegetables I was always served was Bluestocking Feb 25 #28

That's funny, Bluestocking. I hid my lima beans under the mashed potatoes on my plate. debm55 Feb 25 #33

I love mashed potatoes Bluestocking Feb 25 #36

I don't remember ever being served mixed vegetables as a child. surrealAmerican Feb 25 #29

Thank you surrealAmerican. beets and canned sweet potatoes rank very close to mixed vegetables. You were lucky. debm55 Feb 25 #31

Tomatoes sakabatou Feb 25 #30

Thank you very much for sharing with us, sakabatou. debm55 Feb 25 #32

Soul sister!!! I absolutely detest peas and lima beans!! Coventina Feb 25 #47

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHHA Thank you for sharing with us, Coventina. debm55 Feb 25 #49

Usually broccoli and definitely onions and cauliflower if they even came into the neighborhood. Norrrm Feb 25 #48

Thank you for your selections, Norrrm debm55 Feb 25 #50

Another Lima bean hater here. Diamond_Dog Feb 25 #51

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Diamond_Dog. debm55 Feb 25 #53

Agree with the Lima beans, also cauliflower. CanonRay Feb 25 #52

Lima beans for me too. markodochartaigh Feb 25 #55