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Bruce[_28_]

On Mon, 28 May 2018 21:08:00 -0400, wrote:

>On Tue, 29 May 2018 09:14:58 +1000, Bruce >
>wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 28 May 2018 19:09:57 -0400, wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 29 May 2018 06:15:28 +1000, Bruce >
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Mon, 28 May 2018 15:09:02 -0500, Terry Coombs >
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On 5/28/2018 2:30 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> * It's not really that big a deal if you plan ahead . Five minutes to
>>>>>sort and put in water the night before , and yes they take longer to
>>>>>cook but you're not just standing over them while they do . And IMO the
>>>>>flavor is much better . Here's a test , cook some dried blackeye peas
>>>>>and compare them to canned . No meat drippings or ham or anything , just
>>>>>a little salt and pepper . The difference will amaze you .
>>>>
>>>>Yes, I guess you always pay for convenience with lesser flavour. I'll
>>>>try dried beans soon.
>>>
>>>Plain canned beans actually cost less than dried beans.
>>
>>I don't think either are expensive. I'm not against canned beans
>>(without added sugar) or anything, but I want to try dried too.
>
>What, are you five years old that you never tried dried beans?

Once or twice years ago. I never had beans much. I was also never into
Mexican food.