Lima Beans

Lima beans have dark green , broad and somewhat flat pods. The light green beans inside can be small and thin skinned called baby limas or large and called Fordhook limas.

Select Lima beans.
Light green, well-filled, but not bulging, pods. They should be crisp and unblemished or yellowed. Store in refrigerator, in shell, and use in 1 or 2 days.

1 pound lima beans	in shell		serves 2 persons
1 pound lima beans	shelled	yields 2 3/4 cups	serves 4-5 persons.
1 pound lima beans	in shell	yields 1/3 pound shelled
1/3 pound lima beans	shelled	yield 1 cup