Dried Beans

busterb · 12-14-2009, 07:07 PM

Other day I soaked big butter beans for around 14 hrs. then cooked about 8 hrs. Were still firm, but eatable.
I had no idea that they would get old.
From interweb.

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As beans age they lose their oils, resist water absorption and won't swell.

Well they still swell and taste alright. Just didn't cook down.
THD-drift. Other night I fixed Sloppy Joes. As I was digging the crap out of the easy open can I had a flash-back.
Over 60 years ago, times were a little tight. My Mom would pour a little vinegar in the katchup bottle, shake it, to get the last drop. I learned quick to never ask for ketchup when the bottle was about empty. Yuk

TheMercenary · 12-14-2009, 08:15 PM

I always soak mine overnight. But I had not heard that about beans either. I wonder if they were stored differently would they last longer.

Urbane Guerrilla · 12-14-2009, 11:05 PM

Survivalist canning, in nitrogen. The inner oils can't go very far.

12-14-2009, 08:15 PM	#2
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I always soak mine overnight. But I had not heard that about beans either. I wonder if they were stored differently would they last longer. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

12-14-2009, 11:05 PM	#3
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Survivalist canning, in nitrogen. The inner oils can't go very far. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

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