On Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 9:22:46 AM UTC-10, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Apr 2017 10:56:06 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <dsi1yahoo.com>
> wrote:
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> >On Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 7:11:59 AM UTC-10, KenK wrote:
> >> Looking for a tasty way to serve refried beans. Tried them yesterday simply
> >> with magic mushroom powder. Quite good! Thank you, Koko!
> >>
> >> I'm sure there are many many other ways. Suggestions? Sorry, no tortillas.
> >>
> >> TIA
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> I love a good meal! That's why I don't cook.
> >
> >Beans are a good, cheap, food. What I don't get is the appeal of mashing beans and mixing grease into the goop. What's wrong with whole, non-greased beans? OTOH, if you grew up on refried beans, then it would be perfectly normal.
>
> consider the cooked beans re-heated (refried) with bacon grease. It's
> flavor added.
> Many people eat the beans without added fat.
> Janet US

Beans with bacon grease doesn't sound bad - you can even toss in some bacon. Smashing the beans into a pasty goo however, seems ill-advised though.