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butter beans

Allison Proctor

15 years ago

Can anyone tell me what type of beans are commercially grown for what is known in the can at the grocery store, Butter Beans? I dont what to get into the controversy of what exactly is a butter bean, because all I want to know is what is in the can! The standard answer is "it is a small lima bean". Well it is not, the beans are huge and nothing like a lima. Any Butterbean farmers out there?

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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
15 years ago
I know exactly what you're talking about, but can't seem to find a genus and species for these large, nearly white beans. I buy them frozen sometimes and cook them up with some smoked sausage.
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