Don't laugh. I posted this on this forum because no one is over at the food forum and I really need some info on cranberry beans.

As many of you know, I sprout seeds and beans. I love doing this and it's economical. I also DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING as far as cranberry beans are concerned.

Yesterday I went to my local supermarket and where all the beans in packets are, well, there were these cranberry beans. Not Goya by the way.

A brand named Jack Rabbit.

There are photos of cranberry beans all over the internet (light colored beans with stripes on them).

These are the beans that were in the package.

So I said to myself "you can sprout these, just do the overnight soaking (like I do with my other beans).

So this morning, I go on the internet to see more info about Cranberry beans and I read

"These must be shelled before cooking".

What are they talking about? I didn't have to shell the black turtle beans. They sprouted just fine, and I stir fry them.

I just looked at the second day of my craberry beans (I rinsed and drained them very well) they are beginning to start a splitting process, with a litle sprout inside.

Can I stir fry these? I'm not sure what it means that I have to SHELL THESE BEFORE COOKING.

What shell are they talking about? These are not dried cranberries by the way.

If someone can please tell me what I can do with these cranberry beans, (especially about shelling them if I have to), I'd appreciate it.

I don't know if these are shelled or not. They look exactly like the photos of cranberry beans that are posted on all the sprout pages. It just says "you must shell these before cooking".

So all of you cooks out there who know ANYTHING ABOUT CRANBERRY BEANS, I need to pick your brain on this.

Do you shell your cranberry beans? And how do I tell if these are shelled or not. It doesn't say anything on the package.

Thanks much!!

Melody