Dried Kentucky Wonder Beans

Let the beans drain until fairly. They are heavy and dense.

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Dried kentucky wonder beans. One of the most popular beans of all time and a favorite of american gardeners since the late 19th century. Pods are oval thick gently curved meaty and tender. They require some long slow cooking after a bit of time braising.

Beans are light green for fresh eating and dry to pale brown color. The other little sharp pointed tip won t matter so leave it on. When many think back on their grandparents gardens kentucky wonder was probably the vining bean that was growing in the back yard.

If you have kentucky wonders that are overmature with beans bulging in the pod and with pods turning tan in color you can harvest and save the beans for planting next year. They are beautiful shining glorious lovelies worthy of art haha. When the braising has accomplished the task of coating each bean with oil and seasoning place a tight fitting lid on the pot to keep the beans from drying out or scorching on the bottom.

An all purpose bean that taste great fresh freezing or canning when pods are young. This summer we had a great run of kentucky wonder beans fresh and crunchy and green right off the vines. Its buffy brown seeds can also be used dry as an excellent baking bean.

Variety can be relied on for peak flavor productivity and wide adaptability. Kentucky wonders are a hearty bean. If you tried to cook dried kentucky wonders you d likely end up with a pulpy mess.

Bean pole kentucky wonder. Kentucky wonder pole beans are a classic in the garden world. Pick your green or wax beans when they re tender and snappy.

Store them in an airtight container in a cool dark location until next spring. Ingredients 4 cups trimmed heirloom green beans such as kentucky wonder beans 1 slice bacon 1 clove garlic minced 1 teaspoon olive oil or as needed teaspoon sea salt 1 pinch coarsely ground black pepper to taste. This popular variety of green bean is a vigorous climber growing 5 to 7 feet.

Kentucky wonder beans dried i have learned that there is something about growing my own dried beans that makes me think of them as more than food. Wash them and snip off the stem end. When left to fully mature kentucky wonder is a good shelling bean.

For stringless and most tender beans harvest when they are young and only 4 5. Although this variety is now almost exclusively known as kentucky wonder it is a very old heirloom that has been known by many other synonyms over the decades. Some of its other common names included american sickle pole eastern wonder egg harbor georgia monstrous pole improved southern prolific missouri prolific old homestead pole and texas pole.