Definition of Turtle bean

1. Noun. Black-seeded bean of South America; usually dried.

Exact synonyms: Black Bean
Generic synonyms: Common Bean

Lexicographical Neighbors of Turtle Bean

turrilite
turrilites
turritellas
turritelloid
turron
turrons
turs
turtle
turtle-back
turtle-dove
turtle-doves
turtle-neck
turtle-necks
turtle-peg
turtle bean (current term)
turtle dove
turtle doves
turtle excluder device
turtle excluder devices
turtle graphics
turtle hull
turtle hulls
turtle neck
turtle necks
turtle peg
turtle soup
turtleback
turtlebacks
turtled

Literary usage of Turtle bean

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dinner Year-book by Marion Harland (1878)
"Mock turtle bean Soup. Haunch of Venison. Moulded Potatoes. Lima Beans. ... MOCK turtle bean SOUP. I quart of mock turtle soup beans. 2 onions, chopped. ..."

2. The Dinner Year-book by Marion Harland (1878)
"Mock turtle bean Soup. Haunch of Venison. Moulded Potatoes. Lima Beans. ... MOCK turtle bean SOUP. 1 quart of mock turtle soup beans. 2 onions, chopped. ..."

3. Marion Harland's Complete Cook Book: A Practical and Exhaustive Manual of by Marion Harland (1906)
"Mock-turtle bean soup Make as you would white bean soup, adding, at the last, a' tablespoonful of butter rolled in one of browned flour, and when it has ..."

4. The Unrivalled Cook-book and Housekeeper's Guide by Washington (1885)
"This more luxurious treatment, however, only befits the mock-turtle bean. Poor Man's Bean, or Lentil Soup.—One half pound of brown lentils, or dried beans; ..."

5. Home Cooking in the Global Village: Caribbean Food from Buccaneers to by Richard R. Wilk (2006)
"Merchants also began to import large quantities of beans from the United States, favoring the imported red kidney bean over the black turtle bean that had ..."

6. Buckeye Cookery and Practical Housekeeping by Estelle Woods Wilcox (1877)
"turtle bean SOUP. Soak one pint black beans over night, then put them into three quarts water with beef bones or a small piece of lean salt pork, ..."

7. Practical Housekeeping: A Careful Compilation of Tried and Approved Recipes by Estelle Woods Wilcox, Bertha Clow (1883)
"turtle bean SOUP. Soak one pint black beans over night, then put them into three quarts water with beef bones or a small piece of lean salt pork, ..."

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