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jw 1111
 
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hi, when i boil beans and lentils i get lots of scum floating on the top
(especially with red split lentils i get masses of it).

with frozen green beans and red split lentils i am sure they are clean
because of their processing they have been through, but what to do with this
scum. need it be removed?

maybe there are even certain nutrients in it? any advice please?
thanks.


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jw 1111 wrote:

> hi, when i boil beans and lentils i get lots of scum floating on the top
> (especially with red split lentils i get masses of it).
>
> with frozen green beans and red split lentils i am sure they are clean
> because of their processing they have been through, but what to do with

this
> scum. need it be removed?
>
> maybe there are even certain nutrients in it? any advice please?



Yeah, why not try learning about capitalization and punctuation? You come
off as *really* ignorant.

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Greg


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"Gregory Morrow"
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>
> jw 1111 wrote:
>
>> hi, when i boil beans and lentils i get lots of scum floating on the top
>> (especially with red split lentils i get masses of it).
>>
>> with frozen green beans and red split lentils i am sure they are clean
>> because of their processing they have been through, but what to do with

> this
>> scum. need it be removed?
>>
>> maybe there are even certain nutrients in it? any advice please?

>
>
> Yeah, why not try learning about capitalization and punctuation? You come
> off as *really* ignorant.
> > Greg


thank you. actually i am ignorant. but doing a google search on your
address and seeing the amount of time you spend on trivia i feel you might
qualify for a close second.
>
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jw 1111 wrote:
> hi, when i boil beans and lentils i get lots of scum floating on the top
> (especially with red split lentils i get masses of it).
>
> with frozen green beans and red split lentils i am sure they are clean
> because of their processing they have been through, but what to do with this
> scum. need it be removed?
>
> maybe there are even certain nutrients in it? any advice please?
> thanks.
>
>

Try washing the lentils and beans before you cook them. Some of the
impurities will be washed away.

I have a small metal sieve, with which I scoop away the scum that
always forms during cooking. As far as I know, you will not lose any
nutrients.
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"Margaret Suran" > wrote in message
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>
> jw 1111 wrote:
>> hi, when i boil beans and lentils i get lots of scum floating on the top
>> (especially with red split lentils i get masses of it).
>>
>> with frozen green beans and red split lentils i am sure they are clean
>> because of their processing they have been through, but what to do with
>> this scum. need it be removed?
>>
>> maybe there are even certain nutrients in it? any advice please?
>> thanks.

> Try washing the lentils and beans before you cook them. Some of the
> impurities will be washed away.
>
> I have a small metal sieve, with which I scoop away the scum that always
> forms during cooking. As far as I know, you will not lose any nutrients.


When I make lentils, the scum comes to the top, I scoop it away. THEN, I add
the tumeric; otherwise, I am diluting the amount of tumeric in my lentils.
The same concept would go for any powdered ingredient.
Dee Dee




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