songbird wrote:
>
> and they're so good picked when they are still fresh and
> green instead of all dried then they can be cooked/steamed.
> we eat them as much as we can get out and pick, shell and
> cook.

I found a several month old leftover pint of lima bean soup
in my freezer yesterday. I heated it up and absolutely
loved it. I had forgotten about it...what a nice surprise.
It was made from a 30-year old bag of dried limas.

I also made a new batch of chicken stock with carrots
and onions. Will make some chicken soup today and freeze
the rest of the stock in pint containers.