On Sat, 13 Jul 2019 17:46:33 -0400, songbird >
wrote:

>KenK wrote:
>> Every couple of weeks I make some bean soup in my old Rival crockpot. About
>> 6 - 8 hours on high, a few more hours until supper time on low. I soak the
>> nothern beans overnight.
>>
>> If I forget to soak them, can I still make the soup by adding extra water
>> as needed since they cook so long? I'm too lazy to try it. Anyone?
>
> i never soak beans, just bring them to a boil and
>then simmer them until done is how i do it.

I soak them shorter or longer and in various ways, depending on time
and planning. But I'm still not sure if it makes a difference in terms
of how easy the beans are to digest. Now that we're used to them,
which took a few weeks, they're always ok. And the flavour's always
good.