"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
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> George Shirley wrote:
> > Anny Middon wrote:
> >> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>
> >>> Well, as Barb has said, she got here late Tuesday afternoon due to
> >>> bad weather in Houston. We waited at our local runway patiently while
> >>> visiting with other folks waiting. Unfortunately her bag didn't make
> >>> it until yesterday morning so she and I had to go back after it.
> >>>
> >>> Later yesterday she and I went shopping at my favorite supermarket.
> >>> Another incident occured there, I had a sugar low and had to drink
> >>> one of the full strength cokes Barb had in her shopping cart. One of
> >>> the store managers was nearby and I proceeded to rag him about the
> >>> store while we were sitting at a table in the deli area. Our store
> >>> gives away free coffee to shoppers but we abstained having had a
> >>> large pot earlier in the morning.
> >>>
> >>> I've never had a visitor who persisted in shooting still pictures and
> >>> videos of me cooking, running the food processor, etc. I'm sure there
> >>> will be a new section on her web page when she gets back home. She's
> >>> really good to cook for as she is enthusiastic about all the dishes.
> >>> She, my wife, and I polished off most of a large moussaka, a bowl of
> >>> hummos, and another of taboole last night and several toasted pieces
> >>> of khobiz or pita, depending upon country of origin. Khobiz is the
> >>> literal transliteration of the Arabic word for bread and is
> >>> pronounced "hobs."
> >>>
> >>> Barb and Miz Anne, my handler and wife, hit it off immediately and
> >>> became fast friends. Barb is also easy to entertain. I guess after
> >>> Minnesota's winter our 80-90F weather is a relief and so is the air
> >>> conditioning. She is a joy to be around. Even Sleepy Dawg Shirley,
> >>> our resident rat terrier likes her and they get along fine napping on
> >>> the couch together. <VBG>
> >>>
> >>> Today we are canning, in the pressure canner, black-eyed peas, a
> >>> staple of life in the south. I put dried peas on to soak last night
> >>> and today we will can about four pints of them. Now canned blackeyes
> >>> sell for about 49 cents for a #2 can at the market but I like to can
> >>> my own as I control the additives that way. Any dried pea or bean can
> >>> be pressure canned if soaked in advance and then treated as though it
> >>> were a fresh produce. I may wear my fancy apron and chef's hat while
> >>> running this advanced seminar but the flouncy frock, high heels, and
> >>> pearls are at the cleaners this week so she will see me in my usual,
> >>> for this time of year, shorts, tee shirt, and sneakers. Will probably
> >>> get some forties music going on the XM radio channels our satellite
> >>> TV provider has or might even put some sixties stuff on for Barb,
> >>> depends on what she likes.
> >>>
> >>> Life is good and we're having fun.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Thanks for the updates, George, and please pass thanks on to Barb.
> >> I'm one of the many who are reading your posts with more than a touch
> >> of envy.
> >>
> >> About the canned beans -- do you bring them to a boil before you put
> >> them in jars, or do they go into the pressure canner at room temp? I
> >> think the recipes I have always want you to cook the beans and then
> >> can them hot, which works great for soup, but I was thinking maybe not
> >> so good for just beans.
> >>
> >> Anny
> >>
> >>
> > Nope, can according to cold pack for fresh peas/beans. Place in sterile
> > jar, cover with boiling water, then pressure can according to pressure
> > and time.
> >
> > George
> >
>
>
> I thought you'd have to cook them for about 5 minutes and then pack them
> hot, just so they won't absorb all the water in the jar (like my
> fresh-dried cranberry beans did when I canned them 2 years ago.) At
> least that's what I was planning to try next time. They'd still be raw
> after 5 minutes, but maybe they would be about through soaking up all
> available water by then.
>
> Bob

IIRC, George and Barb soaked the BEP's overnight before canning them.

KW