SC - Lab Rat Redux (cooking exper.)

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/1/99 8:02:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
TerryD at Health.State.OK.US writes:

<< Boil green beans (This probably refers to something like fava beans.  These
 are no string beans.  String beans are a New World food.) >>

Correct about the phaseolus green beans. But as I posted sometime ago, using 
a picture of an illuminated manuscript I found in a book (source unknown now 
but when found will be posted), I still am of the opinion that either Chinese 
yard long beans or, possible young black-eyed peas were the actual 'green 
beans ' referred to during period. The yard long beans look EXACTLY like the 
illustration when a photo is placed side by side and in real life. Also the 
dried beans of the yard long beans is a perfect miniature of what we know of 
as 'kidney' beans. So there is a possibility that when 'kidney bean' is 
mentioned in period manuscripts the yard long in a dried state is also meant. 

I know that this is all circumstantial evidence but I would bet my money that 
yard longs are the evasive period 'green' and 'kidney' beans.

Ras
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