Beans
Beans read poorly in the old books — growing, they omen worry and sickness among children; dried, disappointment; eaten, trouble. The dream tends to touch small, multiplying cares and lean times, and to ask what humble trouble is sprouting, and whether we are facing a season of having to make do.
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for beans, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.
Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901
This is a bad dream. To see them growing, omens worries and sickness among children.
Dried beans, means much disappointment in worldly affairs. Care should be taken to prevent contagious diseases from spreading.
To dream of eating them, implies the misfortune or illness of a well loved friend.
Fontaine, 1862
To dream of eating beans is a sign of trouble. If you are picking beans, it denotes poverty.
Anonymous, 1894
Beans.—To dream of beans is an unfavorable dream, it is the forerunner of troubles and quarrels; if you are in love, expect a difference between you and your sweetheart.