This year Buffman (Shawn's middle son) has joined forces with his grandmother, Shirley, to bring you their thoughts on the healthiest vegetable's you can grow. They consulted Shirley's vast knowledge of gardening and nutrition and www.whfoods.com
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Lima Beans can prevent blood sugar levels from rising. When you combine lima beans with
grain such as rice it can provide virtually fat free high quality protein.
Lima
beans grow vigorously in any worked soil. Lima beans are slow to bear. Bush
lima beans bear sooner than pole, but pole limas bear for a longer period of
time.
Lima beans can be harvested and shelled like English (Garden) peas. Before washing lima beans, lay them out on a
surface to check for small stones or damaged beans. Rinse the beans under cool
running water. To shorten the cooking period and make it so you can digest them
better, soak them first.
Try making a simple succotash-- by mixing equal parts of cooked fresh (or frozen corn) and cooked lima beans-- add butter and salt and pepper to taste.
