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Old 01-10-2008, 03:16 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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"80/20" writes:
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| | Are they safe to eat raw?
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| If you mean the green pods with undeveloped seeds, yes. =A0If you mean
| the developed seeds, no.
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| When you say "developed seeds" do you mean the ones I have left on the
| plants for growing on and then drying for next years seeds, or when
| they have actually dried out?

The former. I can't tell you when the toxin is produced, but it isn't
during drying.

However, if you cook them as per red kidney beans, they're fine to eat.

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