kilikini > wrote:
>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>> 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!
>
>Ew......... I can imagine the color! LOL.

It's sort of a purply black, like squid ink.

--Blair