Filomena Tricot

Karl Treen wrote:

Filomena Tricot wrote:Hi,
This appears in "My Stuff", but then in the page I'm not getting a download link.

Thanks,
Filomena

Looks like you sorted it out! I saw your order come through.

Happy New Year!

Yes! Thank you!

Nevermind.
I saw the red letters and the URL, but it didn't sink in. I was expecting a permies download link. Now I have gone through the link and make the purchase.

Hi,
This appears in "My Stuff", but then in the page I'm not getting a download link.

Thanks,
Filomena

Skandi Rogers wrote:We do a very old fashioned way with peas I imagine it would work with beans to if they are bush type.

Pick the whole bush and dry it inside, a barn floor/rafters etc works If you have nice sunny weather you could dry it outside
Take all your bushes and put them on a good floor solid concrete or a tarp over a worse floor and then smack them about with a flail (two heavy sticks joined with a bit of chain or rope)
After a while pick out the remainder of the bushes and then you can sweep just an inch or so from the ground, that gets rid of most of the bits of bush and pods.
brush everything into a bucket or 3 and then take it out into the wind (or use a fan) and pour from bucket to bucket to get rid of all the little bits.

Basically it's exactly the same method as any small grain.

This is how beans and similar crops are (were?) traditionally done here in Portugal. Our usually dry hot summers make it easy to dry these crops outside, making it easier to remove the beans. Most rural homes used to have an "eira" (threshing floor in english?) for this purpose. When all the material was quite dry and crinkly, they would use the sticks to break it up and release the beans. And then use a specific type of sieve on a windy day to remove the little bits of straw.

Thank you for this.
My 13 year old just showed some interest in knitting. I showed her this to help her remember, and she loved it.
She even showed it to some friends at school, who also thought it was really cool.
Well done, and thanks!

I'd like to test some recipes, if you are still taking testers.
I'm in Portugal, and might not have access to some of the ingredients, but would be happy to try.
Thanks