Haynes

An excellent white-seeded pole bean consumed green, shelling, or dry. Plants are vigorous and prolific. A family heirloom from Teresa Collins of Whitesburg, Kentucky. Said to have fed the family for over 180 years. Passed down to Teresa from her beloved grandmother, Ruby Haynes Caudill (1917 - 2017), a postmistress and seamstress, who lived in Carcassonne, Kentucky, deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains. Says Teresa: "Her beans were the highlight of most every family meal. She usually cooked them fresh from the garden or canned them, but called them drying beans because they were good to dry for shucky beans...Now we cook the dried beans at Thanksgiving or Christmas as an extra special treat."