On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 22:57:01 -0500, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

>On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 19:34:48 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:
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>>On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 9:13:35 PM UTC-6, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>
>>> They're all lima beans... there are several colors of lima beans...
>>> butter beans is a US southern colloquialism; like pancakes, hotcakes,
>>> flapjacks are all the same thing... like sub, hero, grinder are all
>>> the same thing.
>>>
>>>
>>True, true. But I sure was expecting those beans to be green!
>
>I've even seen calico lima beans, white with cranberry speckles... the
>cranberry color disappears when cooked.
>http://www.reimerseeds.com/giant-calico-lima-beans.aspx
>http://www.monticelloshop.org/600561.html
>http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-calico-beans.htm

Back in the early days of my gardening experience (many years ago) I
grew all the exotic looking beans. I was so disappointed when I
discovered that cooking took all the colors away There are some
truly glorious colors and patterns in the vegetable world.
Janet US