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They are, incidentally, fed dry to horses and donkeys to fatten them  
up, and the people make felafel and a dish rather like refried beans  
from them. Good stuff.  Most fields have a border of them growing  
around.

Maryanne

On Jun 14, 2006, at 7:59 PM, Barbara McCrary wrote:

> And here in CA they are planted as a cover crop, then plowed under  
> to add nitrogen to the soil.
>
> Barbara
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maryanne Gabbani"  
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> To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 7:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [RC] horse beans
>
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> > And at first I thought that this was a discussion of legumes.   
> > Fava  beans (aka horse beans) are a staple in the Egyptian diet.
> >
> > Maryanne
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