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David Hill wrote:

How right they were. Absolutely delicious.

Before the 'fur' develops tho'

As I said before, pick them when they are finger size, and slice as you
would runner beans.
I know I've been eating them since the late 40's

If you let runner beans get large enough to need slicing, you have
picked them too late :-)

We have tried broad beans like that, and feel that they are a waste
of pods. They are OK, but the young beans are better. But broad
bean tops come for free ....

But if you don't actually like broad beans then picking the young pods
gives you a sliced green bean a few weeks before your runners or French
beans come into crop.


True, but the condition is not fulfilled in this household!

My point about slicing stands.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.