It wasn't until I was 70 that ....

mcem sometimes I have to put my hand out as if to bless myself ..as in the sign of the cross..thats how I know which hand is my right hand ..its not something new though I've always done it .

Since this thread clearly was not meant to focus on beans I'll add something I learned last year at the age of 70.
This may seem ridiculous to many of you but I had a block about turning the outside tap off/on.
Mentioned this to 18 year-old DGD and she told me to remember Left is Loose and Right is Tight.
It works!!!
How did I get to this age and still struggle with something so simple?

Will let you know.......

I love them and have been known to polish off any leftovers cold with a bit of salt and pepper!
Although I know they remove the skins in posh eateries it would never occur to me to do that at home.

Not being 70 yet, I was hoping for some valuable insights here.
Oh well.

I love broad beans, with their skins on (not the furry ones).

I always remove the skins and I love broad beans my favourite veg I don’t mind removing them lovely soft bean in the middle

If you have to remove the skin from the individual broad beans then they are too old and only fit for drying.

This is why I only ever eat home-grown broad beans that can be picked, shelled and cooked within minutes of being gathered. It means if the crop fails we skip a year of broad beans.

I would never buy them from a supermarket, by definition they have been picked several days earlier, so they will be all floury and are allowed to grow too big, because they are soldby weight.

could not believe my eyes when sil asked me to do that - what a waste crazy- especially if picked young.

Can't reply yet ;) won't be long.

My mum never removed the skin and neither do I. It is extra roughage,.Well that's my excuse anyway

With or without their skins broad beans are vile. Along with butter beans. And sprouts.

The skins are horrible and add zero to the look on the plate or enjoyment of eating them, warm or cold.

It looks like a mix of broad and butter beans.
Broad beans should look bright green.

I don’t remove their skin after cooking.

Interesting Marmight but I have never had them minus their skins apart from once in a dinner party terrine. Thought they were slippery and slimy ? I have a favourite BBQ salad originating I think from Delia which uses fully clothed broad beans with a bacon and tarragon dressing. Delicious and not at all fiddly.?

M&S sell bags of frozen bread beans, ready prepared.

My mum said that broad bean pods would cure veruccas, applied furry side to skin and kept in place with Elastoplast. Thankfully, I've never had a verucca so I didn't have to test out her theory.