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Dry Beans versus Dried Beans
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Dry beans are mature beans seeds. Most dry beans are grown in fields.

They are left on the vine or bush until completely mature (grown) and dry, marked by the pods turning yellow. The beans are harvested and the seeds are remove from the dry pod. The dry beans are then stored in bins and elevators for future sale and use.

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Dried beans would be dried green beans. Examples of other dried foods would be sun-dried tomatoes, prunes and raisins, dried pineapple, peaches, apricots, and apples.

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Many cookbook, magazine, and newspaper writers use incorrect terminology when they refer to dry beans as dried beans.

 
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