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Jack Schidt®
 
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Default cooking with canned beans


"Rich McCormack" > wrote in message
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> Linda wrote:
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> > When I buy storebought canned beans, I like the Sun Vista brand.
> > They taste pretty good.
> > Of course nothing can beat homemade cooked beans!

>
> Years ago, I was often called upon to make a pot of Frijoles de Olla
> for family meal gatherings that called for cooked pinto beans. I used
> a low and slow cooking method that made great pinto beans. My kids
> are all grown now and have their own families. Making a big pot of
> beans is not practical for just my wife and I, so canned beans in
> amounts suitable for two are the answer. My wife actually says she
> likes my homecanned beans better than the big pots of cooked beans
> I used to make. Don't know about that, but my homecanned beans are
> pretty tasty...I think it's the Pico de Gallo seasoning I add to each
> jar rather than mere salt...
>
> Rich


Rich, I like your recipes (saved them all) but I gotta ask. Do you ever use
epazote? Not that you're supposed to but I'm just curious.

Jack