Calypso Beans

Calypso Beans are a kidney bean hybrid. They grow on a bush-type bean plant that grows up to 15 inches (38 cm) tall.

There will be 4 to 5 beans per pod. The beans are small, 3/8 inch (1 cm) long, but plump. When young, the pods can be used as a green bean.

The black and white variety of Calypso Beans are the best known. The beans are half black, half white, with one or two black dots in the white area. There is also a red and white variety.

70 to 90 days from seed for harvest as a bean for drying.

Calypso Beans double in size when cooked, and have a smooth texture. Simmer soaked beans for 30 minutes or until tender.

Cooking them in lots of water helps to preserve their coloration.Any black beans, or any white beans, or a mixture of both, adjusting the cooking time accordingly for the substitute you have chosen.1 cup dried beans = 2 cups cooked beans

Also called:

Andrew Kent Beans, Beurre de Rocquencourt Beans, Black Adzuki Beans, Black Valentine Beans, Bolita Beans, Brown Dutch Beans, Brown Speckled Cow Beans, Calypso Beans, Coco Black Beans, Coco Rubico Beans, Coco White Beans, Deuil Fin Precoce Beans, Fin de Bagnols Beans, Flambeau Beans, Green Beans, Héritage Doré Beans, Hidatsa Shield Figure Beans, Hopi Black Beans, Hutterite Soup Beans, Ireland Creek Annie Beans, Lingot Beans, Marfax Beans, Marrow Beans, Mexican Red Beans, Money Beans, Mrociumere Beans, Pawnee Beans, Pepa de Zapallo Beans, Raquel Beans, Santa Maria Pinquitos Beans, Sequoia Beans, Steuben Yellow Beans, Swedish Brown Beans, Tarahumara Capirame Beans, Tarahumara Kakamira Beans, Tarahumara Norteno Beans, Taylor's Dwarf Horticultural Beans, Thibodeau du Comté Beauce Beans, Tongues of Fire Beans, Ukrainian Comrades Beans, Vermont Cranberry Beans, Zebra Beans, Zert Beans, Zuni Shalako Beans

Baked Beans, Chana Dal, Cowpeas, Dry Beans, Flageolet Beans, French Fillet Beans, Lima Beans, Mung Beans, Pole Beans, Red Kidney Beans, Runner Beans, Shelling Beans, Soybeans, Wax Beans

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