On Sunday, May 11, 2014 2:48:43 PM UTC+10, Don Wiss wrote:
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> It says that java beans are the uncultivated variety of Phaseolus lunatus..
> Burma beans are the cultivated variety. The scientific name for lima beans:
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaseolus_lunatus

Meanwhile, broad beans (fava beans) are Vicia faba, an old Old World domesticate, while lima beans are New World. Different flavour, too, so I wouldn't consider limas a good substitute for broad beans.

The list is mostly OK, but there are various errors and half-errors. E.g., clotted cream (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream for clotted cream); "mixed spice" is not "allspice", allspice is pimento (the Caribbean round spice), while mixed spice is a mix of different spices; "strong flour" is high-gluten flour (i.e., baker's flour or bread flour); powder "prove" can mean "rise", but is also used to mean to test the yeast for viability before adding it to the dough ("prove" = "test"); see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proofing_(baking_technique)