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    ‘Jackson Wonder’ Lima Beans

    Nov 30, 2018 5 minutes
    By William Woys Weaver
    Photos by Rob Cardillo

    AS A KID, I WAS NEVER FOND of lima beans, but as I came to know more about the heirloom cultivars and the wide range of tastes and textures that make them so special, I learned that the mealy mush balls sold frozen in supermarkets (or worse, the ones from cans) just don’t make the grade. Of all the heirloom bush limas still available today, ‘Jackson Wonder’ is one of the hardiest and most visually attractive. Best of all, it has a meaty flavor more like a baking bean than a lima, so it has a versatility that sets it apart.

    ‘Jackson Wonder’ was developed by Thomas Jackson of Atlanta, and introduced commercially in 1888 by David Landreth & Sons of Philadelphia. The bean is aptly named because it’s both a

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