[goodegg]

hi i want some big beans to make beanjar but i want butter bean types that are white when dry any idears what variety i could use , i cant get hold of any butter beans

[mumofstig]

a forum search for butter beans shows a few topics of interest here is one

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=50146.msg593513#msg593513

[RichardA]

we have dried beans in store that are red (chilli beans) and white with red marks (barlotta beans) that we grew ourselves but I think most cannellino and haricot beans will be white. Most shops sell a white bean for soup and stews. Try the Chase organics website perhaps.
R

[mumofstig]

I was assuming you wanted to grow your own 

[JayG]

Never heard of "Beanjar" but I know how to Google!!

Traditional recipe HERE using only haricot beans (includes a gale warning!)   

[goodegg]

lima beans are no good they only get about three beans in a pod and they take for ever to crop and they dont have time to dry properly but ive found some white lady beans didnt know you could still get them i used to grow them years ago me ,but thanks for all the replies

[Poolfield2]

I was all excited about a promising sounding recipe until I realised it had meat in and even worse cuts of meat that I find quite scary

I'm sure it will be lovely if you like meat, is there a bean jar recipe for whimpy veggies??

[mumofstig]

(Apart from being meat...which you don't like at all )What's to be scared of.....a bit of a pig's leg and a bit of a cow's leg 

[Poolfield2]

Yup Mum those ARE the scary bits

[Grasshopper]

Try Seeds from Italy, that's where I got mine from.

[Eumaeus]

I was all excited about a promising sounding recipe until I realised it had meat in and even worse cuts of meat that I find quite scary

I'm sure it will be lovely if you like meat, is there a bean jar recipe for whimpy veggies??

I have made it in the past with parsnips instead of meat.  Only trouble is not to cook it too long.  beanjar normally cooks for a looooonnnngggg time, and the parsnips will go first caramelly and then start to taste burnt.  Maybe cook the rest of it and add the parsninps part way through?

[Elcie]

Looks like and interesting recipe and one you can do in a slow cooker.  I don't know what part 'hock' is so I'm assuming it is a part I might not want to eat if I knew lol!

[mumofstig]

hock is the bottom part of the leg...........nothing sinister about it

[Elcie]

hock is the bottom part of the leg...........nothing sinister about it

  That I can cope with - I was having all sorts of visions!