Redeeming the Loveless Lima Bean - The Provincetown Independent

Redeeming the Loveless Lima Bean - The Provincetown Independent

Here’s an experiment: the next time you’re chatting with a friend, mention that you’re going to make lima beans for supper. Nine times out of 10 the response you’ll get will be a furrowed brow. You’ll sense the word “yuck” careening through their synapses. Despite the current bean renaissance, the poor lima bean often goes loveless. I’m inordinately fond of beans of all kinds, but I’ll admit to childhood memories that give me pause. Canned limas…