Dried beans

Well_Preserved

This seems like a silly question, but I'm wondering whether it's possible to use the dried beans from the ones I've grown this year that have gone too far? I often let them mature, dry them & use them as seed the following year, but can I use them for cooking &, if so,how? I think it should be possible but I've never been sure!

Delectable

Hello. Would definitely try, I don't see why not. Do they look like shop bought dried ones?

Well_Preserved

Yes in a way but not altogether because the parent seed were a heirloom special variety from a seed exchange. They're kind of mottled!

Delectable

Stick to using as seeds then.

Going4TheDream

I wasnt sure about this either as I have had recently had an op and had to let rather a lot of runner beans over mature, thankfully i got the first lot in and blanched and froze them. I checked on the net and found that it was ok to use runner beans so I have de-shelled them and blanched them and frozen them. Dont know how to do links but this was the site I found

http://chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=23342.0;topicseen

hope its of some help. seems a shame to waste them if they can be used.

oh i see it hyperlinks for you :-)

Minden62

Or you could use them as baking beans if you are making pastry? They work just as well as the expensive bought ones from L*keland etc

Well_Preserved

That's a good link, Going4the dream; I don't reckon I should have any problem if I shell them & treat them as any other dried bean, then. That's good! Thank you!