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Tim Jesson wrote:

Runner beans are the most hideous foodstuff known to man :-) Can't
understand how anyone could eat them! Pray they don't germinate and
sow a nice alternative instead?? ...

Try picking them younger :-) They start off rough and dark green,
and lighten as they get older, and they should be picked BEFORE they
do that. Typically not more than 6" long.

I agree that older runner beans are not worth eating, though they
are good as dried beans.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.