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Default Tough Garbanzo Beans



Janet Wilder wrote:
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> George Shirley wrote:


> >
> > Heck, I use the Kroger store brand canned garbanzos and they're very
> > tender. All I use them for is hummos but they are tender. Just went and
> > looked at the label, they're made from dehydrated beans, maybe that
> > makes them tender, all that soaking and cooking.

>
> I have never seen "fresh" garbanzo beans. All I've ever seen is canned
> and packages of dried. Do they actually sell fresh garbanzos?
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> Janet Wilder
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Just saw some in the Mexican megamart this week. Tiny fuzzy pods with
one or two beans each. They didn't look very good so we didn't buy any.