[Sca-cooks] cannellini beans
Sharon Palmer
ranvaig at columbus.rr.com
Sat Oct 8 19:07:19 PDT 2011
>Anyone know if these are period and what a good substitute may be?
>
>Thank you, De
Like all Phaseolus vulgaris, cannellini beans are New World and not period.
I don't think there really is a substitute, a recipe that calls for
them would be out of period too.
Better to look for a recipe with garbanzos, black eyed peas, favas or
one of the other old world beans
Ranvaig
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