Shantell PowellMay 28
I'm wearing my snazzy lobster flip flops to do some gardening. Time to plant some tomatoes. #gardening #lobster #fashion
Show threadAncestry RoadsMay 28

@Shanmonster Love the shoes!

And very interesting to see Canada #Appalachia plants their tomatoes now. I can't wait to see your garden.

Show threadShantell Powell
@AncestryRoads oh, I'm not in Canadian Appalachia now. That's where I'm from originally. I'm in southwestern Ontario. It has a longer growing season. I do, however, have an Appalachian bean variety that I'll be planting: greasy grits beans. I've never tried those ones before.
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Show threadAncestry RoadsMay 28

@Shanmonster Gotcha! I still would love to see your garden and those Appalachian Beans.

We use that particular bean to make Leather Britches. Umani overload. Yum!

Show threadShantell PowellMay 28

@AncestryRoads the beans are still puny. I've had bad luck planting them directly in the garden, so this year I'm starting them inside. Critters eat the seedlings while they're young and tender.

What is that recipe you mentioned? I'm unfamiliar.

Show threadAncestry RoadsMay 29

@Shanmonster It was a depression era way of preserving beans for the winter. Extremely time consuming because you have to sew the beans and then hang them and letting them dry out. When it got cold, it flavored soups and stews.

Here is a great video:

https://youtu.be/VDqm_CV8jQo

Old Appalachian Way of Preserving Green Beans | Leather Britches | Shuck Beans

YouTube
Show threadShantell PowellMay 29
@AncestryRoads thanks!
Show threadShantell PowellMay 29
@AncestryRoads just watched it. Hopefully I'll have a good crop this year and can try it.