SC - Fava beans?? (and thanks)

[Decker, Terry D.]

> Considering that CYK beans yield sporadically and present their harvest
> over a
> long period of time, it is a small step to realize that they would have
> been
> supplanted almost immediately by newly discovered beans from the New World
> that had a flavor almost exact flavor, superior yield, grew rapidly and
> enjoyed a relatively short total harvest season. 
> 
> All of this does not add up to the fact that they were known but the
> evidence
> available adds up to a likely possiblility.
> 
> Ras
> 
There is a 16th Century (IIRC) painting entitled The Bean Eater which shows
what appears to be a farmer eating a bowl of beans.  The beans are kidney
shaped, white with a black spot at the inside of the bend.  I haven't been
able to identify them, but I think they are some form of Phaseolus.  The
painting may support your contention of early adoption.

Bear
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