Originally Posted by teddybear99

Have you tried Ackie (sp)? It's a Black Bean from a red pod when grown. My wife liked it, but was so expensive to buy a can (nearly $20). Since we have many neighbors that have trees in their yards, she was sourcing it from them, but we decided to plant some a few years ago. The tree is now getting large enough that we hope to have some this year. They usually come around in May.