HI Brian

On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:13:04 GMT, brian mitchell
wrote:

A friend who's fairly knowledgeable about food thinks the beans that
Heinz use in their baked beans are cannelloni (sp?) beans. Can anyone
confirm, or definitely state otherwise?

Well - in the spirit of 'I read it on the 'net so it must be true' g

Most commercial tinned baked beans such as Heinz are made from haricot
beans, also known as Boston Beans or Navy Beans, a variety of
Phaseolus vulgaris,

so says http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baked_beans

there's a few references to growing the beans here
http://www.google.ie/search?q=growin...GGL_en___IE232

(if the link doesn't work then try a google search on
growing baked beans)

Some USA references - but also some from the UK

Seems that growing he beans is the easy part - getting the recipie
right so's they taste like the ones out of a tin is more difficult !

HTH
Adrian

If it's so, can they be grown in the UK, and where would one get
seeds/plantable beans?

Thanks,

Brian Mitchell