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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 9 Apr 2014 22:17:40 +0100, "Ophelia"
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>>> Last time I cooked my beans in a slow cooker with a lump of smoked
>>> gammon
>>> and they were well received! I have some beans in soak now and tomorrow
>>> intend to cooked them with some chicken joints and good chicken stock.
>>> (I
>>> will add onions etc too)
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>>> Any comments would be welcome?

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>> You're adding garlic, herbs, maybe some tomato?

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> Garlic, onions, herbs. I hadn't though of tomato. The last lot were even
> better when I made a pot of tomato sauce and mixed it in at table. Do you
> think I should add a can of tomatoes at the start?
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> You could turn it
>> into a one pot meal if you add something green at the end... spinach,
>> chard, kale. How long it cooks depends on which green you choose.

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> Hmm I will give that some thought thanks.
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Do your tomatoes at the end. Otherwise it could take too long to cook.