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Steve Harris wrote:
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(Mike Lyle) wrote:

Interestingly, being partial to Egyptian-style ful medames, I had
some to give a friend in Reading several years ago. He sowed them in
the autumn, and it worked.

I've seen them in tins but Idon't suppose they'd grow. Did you use dried
beans from an Asian grocer? Do they differ in taste from standard broad
beans?

Yes. They are eaten ripe, and have more tannin in the skins. My guess
is that they are close to field beans, but I have not compared them.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.