Inside a Bean

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

I make my beans from scratch all the time. Sometimes, I notice that the

inside of the bean is almost dry, and tasteless. Does anyone know what

that means? I made Roman beans today, and I would have thrown it all

out, except it is part of tonight's dinner.

 

Thanks,

 

Diane UPstate NY

[Guest guest]

Probably too old. How long did you soak them?

 

Pam

 

On 8/20/07, Diane <breadlady wrote:

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>

> Hi,

>

> I make my beans from scratch all the time. Sometimes, I notice that the

> inside of the bean is almost dry, and tasteless. Does anyone know what

> that means? I made Roman beans today, and I would have thrown it all

> out, except it is part of tonight's dinner.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Diane UPstate NY

>

>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Yesterday, I used a quick pre-soak method. Boil for two minutes.

Remove from heat. And then, cover and soak for more than an hour. I've

had the same experience with beans that I've pre-soaked overnight.

 

I thought old beans were always wrinkled. These looked good, but

tasted terrible.

[Guest guest]

I've never had much luck with quick pre-soak. Sometime you can revive old

beans by soaking a day or two, changing the water a few times, but not

always.

 

If you can sprout them, they are okay. If they won't sprout, they are too

old.

 

Pam

 

On 8/21/07, Diane <breadlady wrote:

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> Yesterday, I used a quick pre-soak method. Boil for two minutes.

> Remove from heat. And then, cover and soak for more than an hour. I've

> had the same experience with beans that I've pre-soaked overnight.

>

> I thought old beans were always wrinkled. These looked good, but

> tasted terrible.

>

>

>