Most of what is being said this week end about shuck beans sounds like what my mother in northwest NC calls "leather britches". These are dried green beans that turn brown and are cooked with a ham hock or salt pork meat. The sulphur was added to keep the bugs out as these were stored in a pillow case in the attic. My family still makes "leather britches" beans. It is a favorite dish! Melvin mmmiles@advi.net