tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656141040117705655.post8868212825942709039..comments2023-05-02T09:01:04.795-07:00Comments on Beyond Dirt - My Creative Journey: A Bean QuestionDirt Loverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09218959840456660541noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656141040117705655.post-91752529854300779132011-08-21T13:29:47.326-07:002011-08-21T13:29:47.326-07:00Oh, what great ideas! I will not be tossing them i...Oh, what great ideas! I will not be tossing them in the compost any longer. Looks like today will be another bean picking day! I'll pick a bunch, and then see about having some for dinner tonight! Oh, and we have bacon in the frig! Sweet! Thank you for all your great ideas. <br />~~LoriDirt Loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09218959840456660541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656141040117705655.post-67226014520270447972011-08-20T22:45:39.958-07:002011-08-20T22:45:39.958-07:00@Becca, what a great idea! Now I'll have to l...@Becca, what a great idea! Now I'll have to let my beans get old and overgrown so I can freeze the shelly beans for soups!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656141040117705655.post-35753569293883170922011-08-20T22:12:34.134-07:002011-08-20T22:12:34.134-07:00Can you shell them and blanch them and vac pack th...Can you shell them and blanch them and vac pack them for soups and stews in the fall and winter?Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169738955846222411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656141040117705655.post-21553107117141233232011-08-20T20:43:19.444-07:002011-08-20T20:43:19.444-07:00Another thing you can do is use the bigger ones as...Another thing you can do is use the bigger ones as "shelly beans". Just remove the beans from the pods and cook them that way (in a pot of water, drain, season with s & p and add a bit of butter) or, my favorite way, cook them right along with the younger green beans. They taste a bit like the dried cooked beans, but cook quite fast....no soaking! You can add bacon, onion, whatever you like.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656141040117705655.post-63430957103645881262011-08-20T07:58:23.190-07:002011-08-20T07:58:23.190-07:00I planted a variety of pole beans this year that w...I planted a variety of pole beans this year that was a huge flub. Stringy and hard. I am going to let them dry. I figured since we really don't like them anyway, what's the harm in trying? No seed saving on these tho. Ick. I vote that you give it a try!The Apple Pie Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10340020795649093810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656141040117705655.post-16788455893980817982011-08-19T22:50:24.922-07:002011-08-19T22:50:24.922-07:00Sure...use them as dried beans and save some to pl...Sure...use them as dried beans and save some to plant next year. Beans are great little buggers!Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189157322930654023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2656141040117705655.post-40390910023043149282011-08-19T22:11:46.987-07:002011-08-19T22:11:46.987-07:00I think it should be possible to pick and dry them...I think it should be possible to pick and dry them... but then I'm not a bean expert.... A pity if you have to throw them...Astridhttp://grandmasredneedle.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com