Can we talk about LIMA BEANS, please

[Noel]

We lightly steamed a frozen package of baby limas last night.

Not good. Not mushy but tasted old or off at bit. Beans were not a uniform size and different shades of green.

This was a store brand, not one of the biggie brands. Can you recommend a good frozen brand of lima beans, please. Thanks.

[BajaLinda]

Leo Benson wrote:

BajaLinda wrote:
Leo, where have you been getting your canned peas? I have never found a can like that and my husband loved canned peas, bought them all the time.

I've seen those mushy gray boogers at the homes of many people who think canned peas are acceptable. Or who grew up on them and don't realize what fresh peas look amd taste like. Open a can of peas and a bag of frozen peas side by side. No comparison.

nope,I still haven't come across that problem. I don't eat peas anymore since my husband passed.

[coolbreeze01]

I'll eat raw peas fresh from the garden. Don't like them cooked in any form.

[Leo_Benson]

BajaLinda wrote:
Leo, where have you been getting your canned peas? I have never found a can like that and my husband loved canned peas, bought them all the time.

I've seen those mushy gray boogers at the homes of many people who think canned peas are acceptable. Or who grew up on them and don't realize what fresh peas look amd taste like. Open a can of peas and a bag of frozen peas side by side. No comparison.

[BajaLinda]

Leo, where have you been getting your canned peas? I have never found a can like that and my husband loved canned peas, bought them all the time.

[Leo_Benson]

I'm not fond of Lima beans, but would never buy canned ones. Too mealy. My grandmother always froze the Lima beans they grew, and used them in succotash with frozen corn she did up.
Whew, canned Lima beans are as in appealing as canned peas, which should be outlawed! Frozen peas are pretty much the same color and consistency as fresh, but ugh, canned peas are mushy and grey green. Pure torture.

[doxiemom11]

Beets - I had an elderly neighbor lady that boiled them up - drained them and then glazed them with frozen orange juice concetrate and a little honey. They were fantastic.
My mother liked to spread miracle whip in her beets -- yuk!

[doxiemom11]

Is chili even chili without kidney beans (red beans) in it?

I like kidney beans in chili, and maybe a taco salad, but other than that- no.

Lima beans - I can eat them, but prefer not to however I never had them cooked with bacon or anything, just plain. I would try them cooked with bacon to see if my opinion of them changed.

[Happytraveler]

Noel wrote:
HappyT........what brand do you like?

It seems likes stores carry only one brand for Baby Lima Beans. Most of the time it's the store brand.

[Noel]

HappyT........what brand do you like?

[Happytraveler]

I'm surprise so many on the forum hate Lima beans. Frozen baby Lima beans are the best!

[BajaLinda]

SWMO wrote:

BajaLinda wrote:

coolbreeze01 wrote:

BajaLinda wrote:

coolbreeze01 wrote:
Safeway frozen baby limas are good. I'm curious if the haters here like kidney beans...which I think of as yuck 😛 Interesting how tastes differ.

I love kidney beans!:) Especially surrounded with chili.

As long as they aren't in the chili :C

:W

Yeah, red beans were specifically designed for chili and it would be a shame to let them go to waste.:B

I never let them go to waste. By the way I also like them drained and rinsed in a tossed green salad! Protein baby:)

[SWMO]

BajaLinda wrote:

coolbreeze01 wrote:

BajaLinda wrote:

coolbreeze01 wrote:
Safeway frozen baby limas are good. I'm curious if the haters here like kidney beans...which I think of as yuck 😛 Interesting how tastes differ.

I love kidney beans!:) Especially surrounded with chili.

As long as they aren't in the chili :C

:W

Yeah, red beans were specifically designed for chili and it would be a shame to let them go to waste.:B

[BajaLinda]

coolbreeze01 wrote:

BajaLinda wrote:

coolbreeze01 wrote:
Safeway frozen baby limas are good. I'm curious if the haters here like kidney beans...which I think of as yuck 😛 Interesting how tastes differ.

I love kidney beans!:) Especially surrounded with chili.

As long as they aren't in the chili :C

:W

[coolbreeze01]

Wanderlost wrote:
I've not found any brands of frozen lima beans that I cared for. Canned, on the other hand, I've found lots. My favorite is Allens, an Arkansas company that likely sells only regionally (South Texas and the Hill Country included in their region). They cook 'em up the Southern way, and are great right out of the can.

We buy Allen's/Trappy's brands here in the west. Good products.