Melissa Ferrin wrote:
Anne Miller wrote:
Melissa said, "How is this different than green beans?
Do some people eat pinto beans with the shell?
Yes, I guess, maybe picking them a bit earlier than you do. The beans for dry beans they don't pick until they are completely and totally dry on the vine. The whole vines are picked and then the beans are harvested via them being heavier than the dry vines/shells.