Sheldon wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> sf wrote:
>>> Elaine Parrish wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I love lima beans. They are my favs. I only like fresh or frozen.
>>>> I can tolerate canned in veggie soup, but not to eat.
>>>>
>>>> I like them gently boiled until they are soft - with butter or
>>>> bacon drippins - but I also like them simmered until the water
>>>> thickens with the bean starch, but not until they are dry.
>>>>
>>> OK, now you're being weird... first you don't "get" Thai tea and now
>>> you like lima beans. Odd, very very odd. LOL
>>
>> I don't "get" people who don't like lima beans! I love them.
>> But like Elaine, they have to be fresh or frozen.
>
> What's wrong with dried... they're wonderful for soup... you're the
> big soup maven...

Oh, I was talking about eating lima beans as a veggie side dish. I *have*
used dried limas in soups. In fact, they make for a very nice vegetarian
soup (if you like limas). Here's a fly-by-the-seat method. Soak the beans,
then use vegetable broth or a combination of water and vegetable stock, 8-10
cups for a pound of soaked limas. Throw in some dried thyme, a couple of
bay leaves. Saute some onion, garlic and shredded carrots in butter. Add
to the beans. Simmer an hour or so. Mash some of the beans to thicken the
soup. Add salt & pepper to taste, then simmer another 30 minutes.

Jill