tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949338866223477911.post7783793375211723516..comments2008-07-31T19:21:48.531-04:00Veggie Optionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13624005618846493314veggieoption@gmail.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949338866223477911.post-64644592162492520382008-07-31T19:21:00.000-04:002008-07-31T19:21:00.000-04:00They look so yummy! Never eaten them, but I like beans. :)Katyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09390731639667090356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949338866223477911.post-66304332586982101092008-07-31T06:11:00.000-04:002008-07-31T06:11:00.000-04:00Veggie Option, that is so cool. Have you considered registering your Greasy grit bean with Seed Savers? In their 2008 Yearbook I see only a single snap pole bean called 'greasy grit' and it's at the Heritage Farm in Decorah, IA, which means no other member is currently keeping and propagating that bean.valereeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109328679669048231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949338866223477911.post-80480742707014390042008-07-29T19:46:00.000-04:002008-07-29T19:46:00.000-04:00Greasy grits are thus named because of their slick, "greasy" appearance. A lot of other types of green bean have a "fuzzy" hull, but the greasy is fuzz-free.<BR/><BR/>They are traditionally grown alongside corn so that they can use the stalk to climb. They are a wonderful tasting brown bean which can be cooked, canned or dried and used later for soup beans. To me and my extended Appalachian family, the greasy grit is THEE quintessential bean for making the old country stand-by soup beans and cornbread. YUM.<BR/><BR/>The greasy grits we grow have been in our family for as long as anyone can remember. It is a highly prolific bean, and we've been known to can 30+ quarts of them plus still have enough to dry and use all winter long as soup beans - and STILL have several dried quarts saved for planting the following season. <BR/><BR/>(I should also mention that my Mom's garden spans three acres, so she has the room to really go nuts with beans.)Veggie Optionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13624005618846493314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949338866223477911.post-73382784613214655082008-07-29T16:14:00.000-04:002008-07-29T16:14:00.000-04:00Greasy Grit Beans? Do tell.valereeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109328679669048231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949338866223477911.post-76893391120915943032008-07-29T07:10:00.000-04:002008-07-29T07:10:00.000-04:00Hi Valereee! Goose beans ARE green beans. They are a very tasty heirloom variety traditionally grown in Appalachia - the strings haven't been genetically bred out over the years, so they take a little extra effort to prepare, but the result is well worth it.<BR/><BR/>They have a wonderful beany taste. They aren't the prettiest bean when cooked because the purple/reddish blush disappears and leaves a greyish looking hull, and for this reason I don't can them, but they are delicious.<BR/><BR/>My mom grows another Appalachian heirloom variety called "greasy grit beans." They are a cornfield bean and are even better tasting than the goose bean. They also produce a high yield. Mom has already canned 16 quarts of them and has put away a couple dozen quarts in the freezer. And still they are producing!Veggie Optionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13624005618846493314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949338866223477911.post-68839644768764421382008-07-29T06:40:00.000-04:002008-07-29T06:40:00.000-04:00Oh, yum! I love beans. What's the difference between goose beans and green beans?valereeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109328679669048231noreply@blogger.com