SC - Period green beans

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/2/99 1:04:02 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
ringofkings at mindspring.com writes:

<< Could the asparagus pea or winged lotus (Tetragonorobus purpureus) have 
been
 what was described as 'green beans?  You eat them pod and all and they do
 look
 more like beans than peapods.  It is listed in Gerard as the four square
 velvet pea.
 
 Akim >>

Absolutely. I only references yard long beans because I grew them a couple of 
years in a row and they look so much like the 13th century illumination that 
is down right eerie :-) The period recipes for 'green beans' and 'kidney' 
beans also work extremely well with this variety in my experience. Is a there 
are source for a picture of the beans that you mention? I looked in my seed 
catalogs and can't find them . :-(

Ras
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