tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post599714656553946319..comments2023-06-27T09:54:42.250-04:00Comments on ATLANTA VEGGIES : Leather Britches BeansAmy W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14108368551894382300noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-86524720389804263422014-08-11T09:09:14.899-04:002014-08-11T09:09:14.899-04:00Thanks for the tip! Smoked peppers have been worki...Thanks for the tip! Smoked peppers have been working pretty well as a complement to the flavor of the dried beans, but I'll try some this winter with smoked turkey or chicken. The greasy beans have been coming in fairly steadily this year, since we've had a cool summer, so I should have enough for several meals.Amy W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14108368551894382300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-16805294905381808482014-08-09T16:53:31.033-04:002014-08-09T16:53:31.033-04:00I use smoked turkey wing, legs or neck bones in al...I use smoked turkey wing, legs or neck bones in all my vegetables. Don't miss the pork at all. Just be sure to take as much of the smoked skin off as possible to keep it from tasting to bitter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-49191091479075008482012-01-15T22:13:19.848-05:002012-01-15T22:13:19.848-05:00Dear George Cole - Happy birthday!
...and thanks...Dear George Cole - Happy birthday! <br /><br />...and thanks for the tips, That's a whole lot of beans! My garden is pretty small, but I also got those Mountain Half Runner beans this summer from the little farm where my family volunteers on Saturday mornings. I have enough dried beans for one meal, I think. I haven't cooked them up yet, but I think I will this week. It turns out that the smoked peppers do give a good smokey flavor to all kinds of things, but especially to green beans, and your comment here has made me go fetch those up from the basement.<br /><br />For my garden this year, I have saved seeds from some of the "greasy beans" that the plants actually set last summer, and I am hoping to end up (someday) with a strain that can take the Georgia heat. I might add Blue Lake beans to my seed-shopping list, though, so I don't have to wait so long for leather britches from my own yard.<br /><br />Thank you for stopping by and for taking time to leave me a note!<br /><br />-AmyAmy W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14108368551894382300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-48710734692383707012012-01-15T18:46:02.567-05:002012-01-15T18:46:02.567-05:00I have used Blue Lake beans for several years now ...I have used Blue Lake beans for several years now and they do up well. Just make sure they don't get wet . Bring in if out in the sun befor the dew falls. I dry mine in full sun. In bad weather I bring them inside and run a fan on them. <br />TRhis past summer we canned 84 quqrts of beans and strung up three (3) bushels. <br />We had a mess today for my 77th birthday.George Colenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-12483646533422877742011-08-01T20:27:30.442-04:002011-08-01T20:27:30.442-04:00I'm stringing up white Mountain Half Runners f...I'm stringing up white Mountain Half Runners from a friend's garden to try this out. The "greasy" beans I planted in my garden did not produce enough for even one mess of beans. I think our summer has been too hot for pollination, because there are plenty of flowers.<br /><br />Since I don't eat pork, I am hoping that smoked peppers do something similar for the flavor. (We are smoking a LOT of peppers this year.)<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by. Now I am REALLY looking forward to my first meal with leather britches!Amy W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14108368551894382300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8134341373474313620.post-65353750683247771902011-08-01T18:49:53.713-04:002011-08-01T18:49:53.713-04:00At 86 years old I ate many meals of leather britch...At 86 years old I ate many meals of leather britches when I was young. My preferred type was green or yellow pole beans that were too ripe to can were cut into sections, strung on string and hung up to dry. <br />When cooked with a hunk of salt pork or home cured bacon they made a great winter time meal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com