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Broad Beans
Know exactly what you mean Nick. Just don't have enough space to grow everything we'd like.
I can recommend the variety Imperial Green Longpod. They are tall (about
4'-4' 6") more stem to grow beans on! The pods are very long, and tend to have about 10 beans per pod.
We tried some steamed whole yesterday (as in sugar snap peas). I had been a bit dubious about trying them, as I had been told they were likely to be very bitter. They were delicious! Shall certainly be giving them another go.
With your gammon (steak or joint), new potatoes and broad beans, we would add parsley sauce.
If you boil a gammon joint, when you have taken the meat out of the water, cook the broad beans in it - all adds to the flavour!
It's all too short a season. We haven't enough ground to make freezing worthwhile. We are just enjoying the broad beans while we may!!
Anyway, if I don't close now, I'll be writing a book!!
valmarg
Know exactly what you mean Nick. Just don't have enough space to grow everything we'd like.
I can recommend the variety Imperial Green Longpod. They are tall (about
4'-4' 6") more stem to grow beans on! The pods are very long, and tend to have about 10 beans per pod.
We tried some steamed whole yesterday (as in sugar snap peas). I had been a bit dubious about trying them, as I had been told they were likely to be very bitter. They were delicious! Shall certainly be giving them another go.
With your gammon (steak or joint), new potatoes and broad beans, we would add parsley sauce.
If you boil a gammon joint, when you have taken the meat out of the water, cook the broad beans in it - all adds to the flavour!
It's all too short a season. We haven't enough ground to make freezing worthwhile. We are just enjoying the broad beans while we may!!
Anyway, if I don't close now, I'll be writing a book!!
valmarg
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