On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 04:19:39 +0000 (UTC), (Steve
Pope) wrote:

> sf > wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 02:14:19 +0000 (UTC), (Steve
>
> >> Tangentially, [Phipps] do consider Great Northern, Eastern Cannellini,
> >> and Cannellini (Italian Butter Bean) to be three distinct varieties
> >> of bean.
>
> >I've never heard of the last two. My package of cannellini is just
> >labeled as cannellini with no compass direction. Italian butter
> >beans? I thought butter bean was supposed to be a euphemism for lima
> >bean.
>
> Here's a photo:
>
> http://www.noehill.com/downstairs/re...tter_beans.asp
>
Thanks, for the recipe....but I'm still wondering about that "butter
bean" thing. When people talk about butter beans here, they are *not*
talking about limas?

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