On 30/12/2014 7:37 AM, Bruce wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Dec 2014 00:23:25 +1100, Xeno >
> wrote:
>
>> On 29/12/2014 10:58 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "Xeno" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 29/12/2014 1:24 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>>>> You guys are a bunch of supercilious food snobs. While the recipe
>>>>> may not appeal to
>>>>> you, there is certainly nothing about it that would kill you or make
>>>>> you sick. But go
>>>>> ahead and keep your extremely discerning nose in the air so you don't
>>>>> ever get exposed
>>>>> to a dish that millions of people make and enjoy.
>>>>>
>>>>> I make a green bean casserole with similar ingredients, but without
>>>>> the condensed
>>>>> soup, and it is very good. The basics make a good dish. Just use
>>>>> fresh ingredients.
>>>>>
>>>>> N.
>>>>>
>>>> I wonder how the recipe would go with these beans;
>>>>
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/3aoagu5
>>>>
>>>> We have 8 plants on a galvanised wire framed trellis and we are
>>>> picking a heap of beans every day. We have had beans up to a yard
>>>> long. You can almost see the blasted things growing.We mainly use them
>>>> in stir fries but it's always interesting to try something new.
>>>> Apparently you can use these anywhere an ordinary green bean can be used.
>>>
>>> Blimey! Bruce mentioned these the other day! Those are enormous!!
>>>
>> They are indeed! ;-)
>>
>> Ours range between 2 and 3 feet long. Apparently you can leave them
>> longer and they will possibly grow even more but the flavour goes off.
>> There is the possibility they will go to seed. By that I mean they will
>> dry up and brown off on the plant. Then we dry them for seeds for the
>> next season.
>
> I'm picking them at a little over 1 foot, or else they start to go old
> and yellow.
Ours won't start to go yellow until they are close to 3 feet long.
> I guess it depends on the exact type and climate. Are you
> in the southern hemisphere?
>
Southern hemisphere (Australia) and in the sub tropical region a few
hundred kilometres north of Sydney. Lots of sun and currently lots of rain.
--
Xeno.