On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 16:42:22 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>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

Go to a seed company catalog and search for 'butter beans.' It will
come up with seeds for lima beans. The term, as you use it, is
Southern in origin. Doesn't matter, I love 'em in any form or
preparation.
Janet US