"Glenn" > wrote in message
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> Thanks to all the replied...
>
> Sorry for not getting back until now. I have a relatively new PC and
> the Outlook program, in the middle of this thread, decided that I
> needed to register it for me to continue using it! Ugh!
>
> Anyway, have a new newsreader now and just wanted to update.
>
> I ended up feeding some of the beans to our dogs and composting the
> rest. As one person stated that our elavation combined with the age of
> the beans could conspire to make the beans bad. After several (at
> least 4, possibly 6, can't recall) hours of cooking, the pinto beans
> were still crunchy
>
> Thanks again for replies
>
Dried beans are one of the main reasons I bought a pressure cooker. I'm at a
higher elevation than you are, so it's even longer cooking here, and there's
a limit to how long I want to have a pot on the stove. And with the dry air
and elevation out to get me, I have to worry about the pot boiling dry, too.
With the pressure cooker, I can actually serve the beans the same day I
start cooking them. :-)
Donna