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Default Southern Creamy Butter Beans
On 12/28/2016 8:57 PM, wrote:
> On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 1:35:24 PM UTC-6, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> I have no idea if I got this recipe here or somewhere else, but this
>> is what I'm making with leftover ham.
>>
>> Southern Creamy Butter Beans
>> (Large Lima Beans)
>> From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
>>
>> Janet US
>>
>>
> A zillion years ago someone brought 'large lima beans'
> to work and I was very confused. I had only seen green
> lima beans and these were definitely beige and looked
> suspiciously like butter beans to me. I've eaten them
> all my life and never knew they were 'limas'. Hahahaaa
>
Ah, the lima bean vs. butter bean debate! It's all in the packaging.
The tan ones are usually called butter beans, not limas. They're big,
but they're not the same as the large green fordhooks. Therein lies the
confusion. I like both.

Jill
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