Lima Beans: Gift from the Gods

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LIMA BEANS

Native to tropical America, and called Lima because that is where the original seeds came from, these beans are sometimes called 'the aristocrat of the bean family'. They are rather like butter beans in appearance and are indeed referred to as butter beans in the southern USA. They have a lovely sweet flavour on account of their high sugar content. Unfortunately they are not easy to obtain in this country.

- Elliot, Rose. The Bean Book. William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. Britain, 1979.


Cooling thermal nature; sweet flavor; beneficial to the liver and lungs; beautifies the skin; increases yin fluids; highly alkalizing (equal to soybeans in alkalinity); neutralizes acidic conditions such as often arise from excessive meat and refined-food consumption. One of the best beans for most Americans.

Also known as the "butter" or "sieva" bean, it is a relatively new member of the kidney bean family. Thriving in warm climates, limas are a favorite in South America. Starchier and less fatty than most other beans.

- Pitchford, Paul. Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition. North Atlantic Books. USA, 2002.

Comments

[steer.livejournal.com]

Mmmmm... butter beans. The B52s did a song in praise of them!

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

The B52s are messengers of God. I want their Best of album playing on repeat during my funeral wake.

[steer.livejournal.com]

Though I am not sure "I want to make love to you under a strobe light" is appropriate for funerals.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

It would be appropriate to all the living people! I'd rather people had fun then moped around. Get some wine stains on my casket and I'll be buried with a smile.

[steer.livejournal.com]

It would be appropriate to all the living people!

I guess so -- but it has uncomfortable suggestions of disco style necrophilia for me.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

As long as nobody touched my corpse, it should be fine.