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Home » Legumes » Beans » Bush Beans » Marrow Beans

Marrow Beans

Marrow Bean plants are partly a bush-type and partly a runner-type bean plant.

The bean pods are 4 to 5 inches (10 to 13 cm) long, with 4 to 6 beans per pod.

The large, oval, plump beans are off-white in colour.

When Marrow Beans are cooked, the beans purée easily and have a creamy texture.

They have more flavour than navy beans; some think they detect bacon in the flavour.

Marrow Beans can also be used as a shelling bean.

Marrow Beans are good for soups.

100 days from seed for dried use.

Substitutes

Navy Beans

Equivalents

1 pound (450 g), dried = 6 cups, cooked.

History Notes

Marrow Beans were popular in North America for use in baked beans in the mid 1800s.

Other names

AKA: White Egg Beans

This page first published: Jun 30, 2004 · Updated: Jun 14, 2018.

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