re: Butter beans versus Lima beans

Butterbean Burger

I grew up calling the butter beans "baby limas" and they were always a side dish with something else.
The big white lima beans (just called them lima beans) were always cooked like red beans (with hamhock and/or sausage) and always served over rice as a main dish. It wasn't until I was grown that I finally saw the big limas as a side item without rice. Same thing with black-eyed peas. I always had them served over rice. Mind-blowing stuff.