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21.01.2010, 10:11
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Last year I grew very successfully, and for the first time, runner beans. I
was disappointed with the lack of flavour and wondered which, in your opinion, have the best flavour. |
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#2
21.01.2010, 10:21
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On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:11:57 +0000, jamps wrote:
> Last year I grew very successfully, and for the first time, runner > beans. I was disappointed with the lack of flavour and wondered which, > in your opinion, have the best flavour. Bob Flowerdew's 'gourmet choices' are Desiree, Kelvedon Marvel and (the nearly stringless) Butler. Pick small for best flavour, whatever the variety. |
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#3
21.01.2010, 13:18
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"jamps" <me> wrote in message
news:9pu1 > Last year I grew very successfully, and for the first time, runner beans. > I was disappointed with the lack of flavour and wondered which, in your > opinion, have the best flavour. > -- > Jamps. > My favourite is 'Enorma'. Spider |
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#4
21.01.2010, 13:34
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In article <7rr61hFp2dU1>,
Spider <Spider> wrote: > >"jamps" <me> wrote in message >news:9pu1 >> Last year I grew very successfully, and for the first time, runner beans. >> I was disappointed with the lack of flavour and wondered which, in your >> opinion, have the best flavour. > >My favourite is 'Enorma'. Modernist! I tend to grow Polestar :-) More seriously, I don't find that there's all that much difference, and the key is to pick them before they start to go lighter in colour and less 'furry'. It's hard to describe, but fairly easy to see, and typically happens at c. 3/4" in width. Dried, ripened runners are good, too, and make excellent winter fare. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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#5
21.01.2010, 13:48
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On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:11:57 -0000, "jamps" <me> wrote:
>Last year I grew very successfully, and for the first time, runner beans. I >was disappointed with the lack of flavour and wondered which, in your >opinion, have the best flavour. Don't call me picky, but if there was a distinct lack of flavour, how were you very successful? loads of tasteless greenery? |
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#6
21.01.2010, 14:20
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®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:11:57 -0000, "jamps" <me> wrote: > >> Last year I grew very successfully, and for the first time, runner >> beans. I was disappointed with the lack of flavour and wondered >> which, in your opinion, have the best flavour. > > Don't call me picky, but if there was a distinct lack of flavour, how > were you very successful? loads of tasteless greenery? Thank you for your replies - something to think over! I hope to get more flavour this year. I had a lot of beans and picked them when they were quite small - one stringy bean will ruin a panful of good beans! |
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#7
21.01.2010, 14:30
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In message <7rr61hFp2dU1>, Spider
<Spider> writes > >"jamps" <me> wrote in message >news:9pu1 >> Last year I grew very successfully, and for the first time, runner beans. >> I was disappointed with the lack of flavour and wondered which, in your >> opinion, have the best flavour. >> -- >> Jamps. >> >> > >My favourite is 'Enorma'. > >Spider Mine too! But don't leave them hanging too long. Nine - ten ins. just about perfect, usually. Never really tried to freeze them - do they freeze well? And if they do, is the taste affected? They come in such abundance that I usually give them away by the bag load and it seems such a waste not to put them to good use. |
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#8
21.01.2010, 14:32
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jamps <me> writes
>®óñ© © ²°¹° wrote: >> On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:11:57 -0000, "jamps" <me> wrote: >> >>> Last year I grew very successfully, and for the first time, runner >>> beans. I was disappointed with the lack of flavour and wondered >>> which, in your opinion, have the best flavour. >> >> Don't call me picky, but if there was a distinct lack of flavour, how >> were you very successful? loads of tasteless greenery? > >Thank you for your replies - something to think over! I hope to get more >flavour this year. >I had a lot of beans and picked them when they were quite small - one >stringy bean will ruin a panful of good beans! I'm wondering whether too much water makes for less flavour? On the other hand, is it actually possible to give to much water to a runner bean? |
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#9
21.01.2010, 14:41
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Gopher wrote:
> In message <7rr61hFp2dU1>, Spider > <Spider> writes > > Mine too! But don't leave them hanging too long. Nine - ten ins. just > about perfect, usually. Never really tried to freeze them - do they > freeze well? And if they do, is the taste affected? They come in such > abundance that I usually give them away by the bag load and it seems > such a waste not to put them to good use. I also give them away as fast as I pick them. Frozen beans can be purchased at any Supermarket but good fresh beans are hard to come by. |
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#10
21.01.2010, 14:44
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K wrote:
> jamps <me> writes > > I'm wondering whether too much water makes for less flavour? On the > other hand, is it actually possible to give to much water to a runner > bean? I rarely watered them - only when there was a long dry spell and that was rare last year! |
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#11
21.01.2010, 14:45
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<nmm1> wrote in message
news:vs51 > In article <7rr61hFp2dU1>, > Spider <Spider> wrote: > > Modernist! I tend to grow Polestar :-) More seriously, I don't find > that there's all that much difference, and the key is to pick them > before they start to go lighter in colour and less 'furry'. It's > hard to describe, but fairly easy to see, and typically happens at > c. 3/4" in width. > > Dried, ripened runners are good, too, and make excellent winter fare. >> Regards, > Nick Maclaren. You're certainly right about picking them younger; we try not to let them get too tough. We always miss one or two, though :~(. It's my mouth that's the modernist, btw; the rest of me is fairly old fashioned ... yup, including the body, before anyone else says it:~). When you say 'dried' runners, do you mean the entire pod, or the inner seeds? Spider |
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#12
21.01.2010, 14:56
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"Gopher" <Gopher> wrote in message
news:fwwd > In message <7rr61hFp2dU1>, Spider > <Spider> writes > > Mine too! But don't leave them hanging too long. Nine - ten ins. just > about perfect, usually. Never really tried to freeze them - do they freeze > well? And if they do, is the taste affected? They come in such abundance > that I usually give them away by the bag load and it seems such a waste > not to put them to good use. > -- > Gopher .... I know my place! Yes, they certainly freeze well. We've frozen them both blanched and unblanched, and found it doesn't make a lot of difference, although we don't keep them beyond a few months. I don't feel that the flavour is significantly altered, though it's important not to store them next to anything strong-flavoured. I used to be served home-grown runners by my m-i-l when visiting, and they always tasted of gooseberries :~(. Spider |
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#13
21.01.2010, 15:01
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"jamps" <me> wrote in message
news:buu1 > Gopher wrote: > > I also give them away as fast as I pick them. Frozen beans can be > purchased at any Supermarket but good fresh beans are hard to come by. > -- > Jamps. >Having scoffed both, I must say I disagree. Store-bought frozen runners are usually woody and taste of cardboard:~( We save some of our runners to have with our Christmas dinner. It's positively joyous to eat summery beans in the depth of winter. Yummy! :~) Spider Spider |
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#14
21.01.2010, 15:04
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"jamps" <me> wrote in message
news:d8u1 >K wrote: > > I rarely watered them - only when there was a long dry spell and that was > rare last year! > -- > Jamps. >Begs forgiveness for asking, but could they have been cooked in too much water ..or overcooked? (Dives for cover). Spider |
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#15
21.01.2010, 15:07
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Spider wrote:
> "jamps" <me> wrote in message > news:d8u1 > Begs forgiveness for asking, but could they have been cooked in too > much water ..or overcooked? (Dives for cover). > > Spider Never!! Tender beans require little cooking or steaming! |
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