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[Speicher]

I've potted some bean plants on and done 4 more peat pots to, hopefully, lengthen my picking season 🫘

There is an enormouse field of beans at the end of my garden. Is there such a thing as a horse bean, or was someone being very silly when they said that was the name of the plant?

 

[oldwheels]

They've been washed - and that does reduce the keeping time by some margin.

You should try Polish placki kartoflane with sour cream if you've potatoes that want using...

Thanks. Need to look that up but no chance of sour cream. If I had seen this earlier I could have got something in Oban today.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

There is an enormouse field of beans at the end of my garden. Is there such a thing as a horse bean, or was someone being very silly when they said that was the name of the plant?

My instant research into your question suggests that if they don't look like broad beans, they're having a laugh.


Horse bean, Vicia faba var. equina Pers., is a variety recognized as an accepted name.[1] This legume is very common in Southern European, Northern European, East Asian, Latin American and North African cuisines.

Horse bean

Beans. If your horse's sheath is exceptionally dirty, periodically the smegma can mix with more dirt, sweat and mineral salts from the urine and form “beans”. A bean looks and feels like a piece of hard gray bubble gum. Beans accumulate in the urethral fossa (this is the opening on the free end of the penis)

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The calm before the thunderstorms

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Fish and chips and beer 🍺 tonight

 

[oldwheels]

0530 start this morning for an early ferry. Nasty wet and windy but early morning traffic moves as it should as everyone is going somewhere for a purpose and knows what passing places are and how to use them.
Down to the car deck on arrival in Oban and find text messages from Calmac warning of possible disruption on my return leg.
Oh joy.
About midday turned sunny and warm but still windy. Got my shopping and deliveries done in time to get the return ferry. Lots of German tourists this year. It seems to vary from year to year which nationality is most prominent. Difficult to pinpoint it but it is always evident who are tourists and who lives here. Dress and behaviour patterns I think most obvious.
There seems to be some kind of conspiracy and I have been nearly last off several times recently. Long tail of snail like drivers ahead and no chance of overtaking but they did fade out until there were only 2 left in front.
Could not get up beyond 3rd gear for miles until a black aggressive looking local pickup appeared behind me so I let him past as this sometimes works if the ones in front even notice. He harassed them for about 3 miles before one let us past and then another mile or so at 25mph before the other pulled over. There is an announcement on the ferry asking drivers to allow overtaking but touroid think it only applies to other people.

 

[Reynard]

Thanks. Need to look that up but no chance of sour cream. If I had seen this earlier I could have got something in Oban today.

Hey ho, there's always a next time

Creme fraiche is a reasonable substitute if you can get it, btw.

 

[Reynard]

Just got sniped in an auction.

Hey ho, back to the drawing board. But at least I'm refining my wish list.

 

[oldwheels]

Hey ho, there's always a next time

Creme fraiche is a reasonable substitute if you can get it, btw.

Got some creme fraiche today.

 

[Reynard]

Right, it's near enough time to feed the cats, and then it will be time to feed me.

I suppose I could also trebuchet over a pouch of Felix with tuna to @deptfordmarmoset if he's still feeling a tad peckish...

 

[PeteXXX]

There is an enormouse field of beans at the end of my garden. Is there such a thing as a horse bean, or was someone being very silly when they said that was the name of the plant?

I've never heard of a Horse Bean, either, but, there again, I'm not a farmer! 🚜

 

[PeteXXX]

My instant research into your question suggests that if they don't look like broad beans, they're having a laugh.


Horse bean, Vicia faba var. equina Pers., is a variety recognized as an accepted name.[1] This legume is very common in Southern European, Northern European, East Asian, Latin American and North African cuisines.

Horse bean

Beans. If your horse's sheath is exceptionally dirty, periodically the smegma can mix with more dirt, sweat and mineral salts from the urine and form “beans”. A bean looks and feels like a piece of hard gray bubble gum. Beans accumulate in the urethral fossa (this is the opening on the free end of the penis)

There's only one of those varieties that I would eat!

 

[Moon bunny]

Hoping for free tickets?

It’s surprising, the number of people that do ask if I can get them free tickets.

 

[Reynard]

Cats have been fed. Part of my dinner is in the oven, the rest is awaiting the poppity-ping.

 

[biggs682]

Our parental visit has been done for today