Parable of the Green Beans
The heavens declare the glory of God (Psalm 19:1) and I think all nature testifies of him, if we pay attention. Even green beans.
My husband and I often go to the grocery wholesalers to pick up boxes of apples, oranges and potatoes. We also check out the great deals list to see if there are any bargains. This past weekend, we got a great deal on a huge box of fresh green beans. The seller warned us that there would be a few gray fuzzies in the box, but that the majority of the beans were good. I was amused by the phrase “gray fuzzies” which sounds a lot better than MOLD.
But the price was good, so I took my chances. Today as I was cleaning and preparing the beans, I did come across the gray fuzzies. Gross, but not that bad. I would say that 95% or more of the beans were great, but I did have to check each one.
As I worked, I couldn’t help but think that everybody gets their share of gray fuzzies in life. Nothing is perfect, and if I had been grossed out by a little mold, I could have missed out on some great green beans.
And here’s a recipe: Boil or roast a ton of green beans (for me, that’s at least ½ of my huge stock pot). Make a white sauce in the Vitamix (3 cups milk, ½ – ¾ c. flour, ¼ c. butter, salt, pepper) and blend up the white sauce with the green beans. I call it vegetable soup, and everybody in my family likes it. When fresh green beans aren’t available, I use frozen Italian green beans.
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