In article >,
"Ophelia" > wrote:

> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sat, 30 Apr 2011 19:42:08 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Are these beans left over from baked beans?
> >>
> >> --
> > Yuck. NO! They usually begin as pinto beans.
> > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...d+beans+recipe
>
> Ok, thanks.

There is some controversy about "refried" beans. Some people claim that
"refried" is a poor translation of "refritos", which means something
more like "well fried". In any case, cook up some beans. Usually,
people add pork fat. Oftentimes in the US they are mashed. I don't
know why. I stopped eating baby food 60 years ago and would rather that
people left my food whole until such point as I can't eat it that way
any more!

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA