On 10/05/10 6:54 AM, sometime in the recent past Pat Kiewicz posted this:
songbird said:


i have some that i planted as a
cover crop and now they are ready
to harvest. amazing what a single
plant can produce.

what would you do with them?

tonight i roasted some of them
and they tasted kinda like popcorn.
i was hoping they'd taste like the
soy nuts we used to buy as a snack.
not quite. perhaps i need to go
for a lower temperature and a longer
roast.

Pick the pods while the beans are still young and tender.
Drop the whole pods in boiling water and boil until the pods
start to split and the beans have the texture of cooked peas.

Chill the pods by running under cold water, pat them dry and
lightly salt.

You eat them by bringing the pods up to your mouth and
squeezing out the beans. (Discard the pods.)

Probably best with a variety meant for fresh eating, and
one fantastic snack. Fun to eat and no tedious shelling.

Edamame. Yummm.

Or bring a quart of water with 1 tbs. of salt to a boil, add 2 cups of soy
beans (I like to rub them between my hands in water to remove some of the
'fur',) and set the timer for 5 mins. When timer goes off, drain, sprinkle
with a coarse salt and eat them right away as described in last post above -
I like them warm with no patting dry necessary.

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