Peter Aitken wrote:
> "Rusty" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
> >
> > Felice Friese wrote:
> >> I came late to the 15-bean chili party, so I must have missed the
> > recipe,
> >> and Google just tells me to start with "15-bean soup mix." Can
> > anyone tell
> >> me what the 15 beans are? FIFTEEN? I would be hard-pressed to
think
> > of 15
> >> (dried, I assume) beans, let alone find them in my markets. Can
> > someone
> >> enlighten me?
> >>
> >> Felice
> >
> >>From the Hurst Beans website here is a list of the "beans":
> >
> > Northern, Pinto, Large Lima, Blackeye, Garbanzo, Baby Lima, Green
Split
> > Pea, Kidney, Cranberry Bean, Small White, Pink Bean, Small Red,
Yellow
> > Split Pea, Lentil, Navy, White Kidney, Black Bean, Pearl Barley.
> >
> > http://hurstbeans.com/nutrition.htm
> >
> > Not all are "beans". Some of the 15 are peas, barley and lentils.
>
> What a blatant gimmick. Can anyone with an ounce of intelligence
believe for
> a moment that having all these "bean" varieties makes it better?
>
> No.
>
>
> --
> Peter Aitken


My guess would be, no matter how you cook them, some will be over done
and some will be under done. A large dried lima bean and a small dried
pearl barly or lentil can't have the same cooking requirements.


Rusty


Rusty