In a message dated 5/12/00 9:06:14 PM, owner-gardeners-digest@globalgarden.com writes: << cranberry beans are filling out and I am anxious to pick and eat some of them to see how they taste. They are this years new veggie to try and appear to be prolific and fast growing. >> They are wonderfully meaty. We shell them and cook with garlic, some applewood smoked bacon for flavor and pepper. They are a favorite of ours. My dad use to grow them. The ones he grew were given to him by a neighbor who brought them from Sicily. Mary-Anne