jmcquown wrote:
> aem wrote:
>> kilikini wrote:
>>> Yeah, it's a short cut, but I don't care! My friend gave me a can
>>> she got from a free food pantry and her family won't use them.
>>>
>> Nothing wrong with short cuts when the canned product is as close to
>> the fresh as beans are. I always rinse them, though.
>>
> Same here. I keep a lot of canned beans on hand, black beans being one of
> them. And yes, I drain and rinse them. The liquid in the can of black
> beans is, well, black! I used a can to make a quick black bean soup once
> without rinsing and the soup came out black, too. Most unpleasant to look
> at, but it was still tasty!

Are canned black beans supposed to smell like shoe polish?