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Bean question

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Lightweight question really ..this has been the 'summer of the bean' in my garden (why I planted so many I'll never know) & I just love them but as I stand at the bench prepping them, I wonder, why am I cutting off the pointy end? It's all bean isn't it?
Sure cut off the stalk end ...interested as to what others do?
I reckon it would save a lot of time to leave the pointy ends on.

samanya - 2019-03-30 18:15:00
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I cut both ends off, only because everybody else does. I say leave it on, and start a new trend. Pointless to take it off :-)

rainrain1 - 2019-03-30 18:31:00
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Beats me...I don't even cut the stalk end, only if it actually has a stalk, I pull that off.

lythande1 - 2019-03-30 18:51:00
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rainrain1 wrote:

I cut both ends off, only because everybody else does. I say leave it on, and start a new trend. Pointless to take it off :-)


I reckon leave it on & I also agree that probably that's what our mother's did & consequently, how we were taught.
Conditioning, rainy!

samanya - 2019-03-30 19:40:00
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I cut the beans off at the stem, leaving the stalk on the plant. Never cut the other end off - voila all bean in the pot to eat!

flier3 - 2019-03-30 19:44:00
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I pretty much do the same ...except I nip them off the plant with my fingernails ;o)

samanya - 2019-03-30 19:56:00
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samanya wrote:


I reckon leave it on & I also agree that probably that's what our mother's did & consequently, how we were taught.
Conditioning, rainy!

What creatures of habit we are! But my mum, bless her, used to boil the life out of all vegetables, including beans. So change is always possible!

cosimo - 2019-03-31 07:55:00
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cosimo wrote:

What creatures of habit we are! But my mum, bless her, used to boil the life out of all vegetables, including beans. So change is always possible!


Who can forget the smell of cabbage boiled for ages?

samanya - 2019-03-31 10:33:00
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My mother-in-law at 3pm used to put the chops in the oven, the cabbage, carrots and potatoes (in separate pans) on the hob, turn them all on and leave them to cook until dinner at 6pm. She didn't enjoy cooking but was dutiful to her household.

davidt4 - 2019-03-31 10:41:00
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