In article >,
"Ophelia" > wrote:

> "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?

Yes. In fact, I would just heat them up and eat them as you made them
(just my personal preference).

The only caution, is that for people reading this thread, many make
their baked beans with a lot of sugar and tomato products. People may
or may not like those, either fried up in pork fat, or served with
Mexican food.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA