FREE: Bean Fest - Special! - 5 kinds of heirloom beans

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OK - by special request, here's a collection of 5 pretty special varieties of heirloom beans (auction is for 20 of each: 100 beans in all!)

Rio Zape: The oldest of the varieties, these delicious beans, purple streaked with maroon, have been grown for at least 1500 years along the Rio Zape, in central Mexico (home of the ancient Mogollon culture). Similar to pintos, but with a hint of coffee and chocolate flavor. AND they're excellent string beans.

Yellow Indian Woman: A rare heirloom bean that is grown in Native American communities in Montana. It is a small, yellowish-gold bean that, when cooked, is creamy and resembles the flavor of Pinto and Black beans. It is ideal for slow cooked dishes.

Cassoulet Beans: creamy white beans - the must-have ingredient for cassoulet - the classic bean dish from Tarbes, France. (They're called 'haricots Tarbais' when grown in France). Pole habit, may be eaten as a green bean as well as a dry soup bean.

Borlotti-type bean: an Italian classic, tan-colored beans, beautifully striped & splashed with red - delicious! (Pole)

Alubias de Tolosa: Highly prized in Spanish Basque In the Basque tradition, these plump black dry beans are cooked slowly in an earthenware pot with garlic and olive oil. other recipes include spicy green peppers and pork ribs. Yum.