One unexpected source for Seville orange marmalade that
the Shipps found was Safeway, a store that no longer is
common around here, though its better-reputed brand
Albertson's is still a major player in California.

Unfortunately, Safeway has stopped carrying that line of their
preserves, jams and jellies. Their replacement is inferior. But we did

I'd hardly have expected an across-the-board improvement.

find a decent version at Trader Joes, I belive thanks to Nancy. That is

Bonnie had another house guest who brought a more considered
present - a nice big jar of Frank Cooper's coarse cut Oxford
marmalade.

about the only thing we have bought from Trader Joes in several decades.

There are other decent things to be gotten there, though
the carefully-cultivated image is almost enough to put
one off.

I see two problems with this recipe: First, what are borlotti beans?

Borlotto is a family of Italian beans said to be like
cannellini (white) beans, but what restaurants have
served under that name have been indistinguishable to
me from Jacob's cattle, an aromatic variety which I
used to like very much. I figure you can substitute
any white kidney-shaped bean.

Second, they are not in the ingredients list and so no idea how much to

Enough to balance 200 pancettas and 8 small eggplants.

That's no doubt 7 oz of meat, so probably between
1/2 lb and 1 lb of dry beans. Whoever MMed the recipe
introduced plenty of ambiguities.

use. In the stores here in the USA, most dried beans are sold in one
pound bags -- but given the source I'm not sure that would have been
true where they were.

A pound of beans, thinking on it, would be a lot given
10 servings,

Title: FRESH BORLOTTI BEANS WITH EGGPLANT AND CAPSICUM
Categories: Sidedish, Vegetables
Yield: 10 Servings

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3 ea To 4 tablespoons olive oil
200 ea Pancetta, chopped roughly
2 ea To 3 garlic cloves, peeled
-but left whole
1 ea To 2 teaspoons fresh
-rosemary needles
Freshly ground black pepper
-to taste
1 x 430g tin of Campbell's Beef
-Comsomme
Salt to taste

15 oz of Campbell's AND salt. An embarrassment of riches.

2 ea To 3 red capsicums, seeded
-and membranes removed

Hot or sweet? I vote for the former.

8 ea To 10 small eggplants,
-trimmed and cut crosswise
-into 3 pieces
hot or cold as part of an antipasto. Sue Fairlie-Cuninghame Bon
Appetit-Exec.Chef Magnus Johansson
Submitted By SHERREE JOHANSSON On 08-22-94

That was a decade before Magnus got gunned down in
a terrorist attack.

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Title: White Bean Dip
Categories: Dip, Appetizers, Beans
Yield: 2 cups

1 lg Clove Garlic, peeled and
Chopped
1 md Jalapeno Pepper, seeded and
Coarsley chopped
30 oz Can White Kidney Beans,
Drained, rinsed and drained
3/4 c Plain Low-Fat Yogurt
4 ts Lime Juice
1/4 ts Ground Cumin
1/4 ts Salt
1/8 ts Cayenne Pepper
1 md Tomato, seeded and finely
Chopped
2 ts Parsley, finely chopped

Put the garlic and jalapeno in a food processor and chop very finely.
Add the beans and process to a paste; scrape down the sides of the
processor bowl.

Add the yogurt, lime juice, cumin, salt and cayenne pepper. Process
until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and stir in most of the tomato and
parsley, saving a little to garnish the top.

The dip can be covered and refrigerated at this point. Heat in a
double boiler or in a water bath on top of the stove. Serve dip warm,
garnished with a little tomato and parsley. Serve with vegetables or
tortilla chips.

Source: San Francisco Examiner
Typed by Katherine Smith

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