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COUNTRY BUTTER BEANS

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Country Butter Beans

LIma beans here in the South are called butter beans. We use smoked pork to season and cook slowly. Always better the second day. Good eatting!

INGREDIENTS

  • Cooking Time: 7 Hours
  • Servings: 10
  • Preparation Time: 5
  • 1(32 oz.)pkg. large lima beans
  • 2 smoked shine bones
  • Salt & pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

Wash beans well. Put into crock pot.


Add bones, salt & pepper.


Cook on low for 6 to 7 hours.


RECIPE BACKSTORY

LIma beans here in the South are called butter beans. We use smoked pork to season and cook slowly. Always better the second day. Good eatting!

RECIPE REVIEWS

Aug/18/2008 11:08 am Appy_Girl
Do you add any liquid to the crockpot? Thank you ~ Appy_Girl~
Dec/18/2008 05:12 pm drbetteridge
I may be wrong, but I believe that Lima beans and butter beans are two distinct beans. Lima beans have a rather strong taste and are much more firm than the mushy textured and bland butter bean.
Feb/26/2009 03:02 pm kaypat
my husband is from louisiana and he always called them (lima beans)butter beans.

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