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Old 11-11-2010, 11:40 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Fresh Butter Beans

Has anyone ever grown or, for that matter, eaten fresh butter beans? The
only ones we ever get in England are dried, even the tinned ones. I think
we had fresh ones in Greece but the language made proper identification a
problem. They were delicious. Presumably they don't grow here, but I
wonder why not.