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On Saturday, July 13, 2019 at 5:25:08 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Jul 2019 17:46:33 -0400, songbird >
> wrote:
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> >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.


I put my beans in their soak water in the refrigerator for the first time recently and it did not suck.

John Kuthe...