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Default Soaking beans? In most cases, you don't need to

On Mon, 20 Oct 2014 01:38:51 -0700, "Julie Bove"
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> > On Sunday, October 19, 2014 7:25:21 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
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> >> I know that you can cook without soaking. And I could be wrong here but I

> > thought that the soaking process helped to degass them.
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> > That's very interesting. What are you going to do about it?

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> Why would I need to do anything? What is wrong with you?


I think mainly our bodies need to get used to eating beans, the more
we eat them the less gassy we are digesting them. I hadn't cooked
beans in a few months and made a lentil stew the other night. Hubby
said it gave him gas that night. Lentils, really? They didn't bother
me in the slightest.
http://www.thejoykitchen.com/ingredi...ng-dried-beans
http://beaninstitute.com/recipes/coo...ith-dry-beans/


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