On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 17:57:49 -0800 (PST), "
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>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

The difference between white and green limas is when the bean pod was
picked. Was it picked and shelled when the pod was green and fresh?
Then you have green limas. If it was picked after the pod was allowed
to become dry, you have white limas (dried beans). The seeds for
growing plants basically come in two sizes -- large and small (baby)
Butter beans are the dried (white) version of lima beans. You can get
both colors canned -- there is a texture difference. I've only seen
the green in frozen. And that makes sense, because why would you want
to re-hydrate dried beans (commercially) and then sell them frozen?
Janet US