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Bruce wrote:
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> 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.


that's what i like about them, they can stand up to
some abuse.

the only thing that doesn't work well for some beans
(especially the red ones) is not cooking them at a hot
enough temperature. some crock-pots will not get hot
enough on low setting to destroy some heat-sensitive
toxins.


songbird