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5 minutes ago, kayb said:limas are green, while butters are purple and white splotched/striped when raw, grayish brown when cooked. Butters taste a little earthier,
According to mr. Google they are the same thing but they're not. They are the same species but of a different subspecies. And cooking times are different for each one. What would be perfect time for one will be a pot of mush for the other.
4 minutes ago, kayb said:limas are green, while butters are purple and white splotched/striped when raw, grayish brown when cooked. Butters taste a little earthier,
According to mr. Google they are the same thing but they're not. They are the same species but of a different subspecies. And cooking times are different for each one. What would be perfect time for one will be a part of mush for the other.
2 minutes ago, kayb said:limas are green, while butters are purple and white splotched/striped when raw, grayish brown when cooked. Butters taste a little earthier,
According to mr. Google they are the same thing but they're not. They are the of the same species but of a different subspecies. And cooking times are different for each one. What would be perfect time for one will be a part of mush for the other.
