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Ophelia[_7_]
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refried beans
"J. Clarke" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> says...
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>> "Dan Abel" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > 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!
>>
>> Thanks, Dan! So, what you are saying is that I can use the leftover
>> beans I
>> made, and fry them up in pork fat?
>>
>> That sounds logical to me.
>
> Yep. And if the result is good note it as something to do again and if
> it sucks then note it as something to not do again.
Sounds about right to me..
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