Those are what we used to call 'shelly beans'. shell them, like you would English peas and add some in with the regular-sized green beans.

Many southerners grow them that way intentionally for shelling beans. Shellies boiled with a bit of bacon and onion. Delicious!! Not too shabby with a bit of butter and garlic either. :)

Dave

Ditto the shellies. Try a bit of chopped tomato from your garden along with the bacon and onion.

Well, I had no idea! Thanks, folks! I will try them tonight :).

We let them go a lo-o-o-ng time and then can them like any other dried bean. Actually, these and horticultural beans are my husband's favorite. (He hates "regular" green beans - only me and my BIL eat those.)

Carol

I didn't have bacon, so I did them up with olive oil and garlic. Plus two tiny cherry tomatoes, all I have yet, so I could see what the combo was like :).

I felt they needed a little something, so I added a tablespoon of lamb and onion with middle eastern spices, last of a bag in the freezer.

ZOMG, delicious!

Thank you folks so much. I love these :).

Thanks, Dave :).