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Steve Pope

> wrote:

>On Sep 1, 6:29 pm, "<RJ>" > wrote:

>> I use dried beans in my cooking.
>> ( the cans are mostly liquid any way )
>>
>> Too often, I forget to soak the nite before,
>> and have to cancel my bean dish.
>>
>> I'm thinking of soaking a batch,
>> and freezing them in ZipLoc bags.
>>
>> Garbanzos, black beans, limas, pintos, etc.
>>
>> Opinion;
>> Soak and freeze ?
>> or, Soak, cook, and freeze ?

>If you forget to soak them, just par-boil. They're ready when you take
>a fork-full out of the pot and blow on them. The skins will split.

Get a desk calendar. Ahead of time, write down "soak red beans"
or "soak garbazno beans" on the days you need to soak them.

S.