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Dried or Tin

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By Sue G 02 Nov 2009 18:35

Dried or Tin

Do you buy tin beans or dried.

I have always bought tin as to lazy & usually forget to soak over night.

If cooking dried, how long would they keep in the fridge.
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By Lind 02 Nov 2009 23:14

Beans

Like you Sue, I usually buy tinned and don't have a problem with that. I do wonder though whether anyone finds that fresh actually taste better?

Lind
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By Gerry 03 Nov 2009 05:40

dried beans

I always buy them dried. They yield approximately 3X the weight when cooked. Not sure how long in fridge but they freeze perfectly. I use them for Boston Bakes Beans, casseroles and soups.
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By Biggles ! 03 Nov 2009 07:19

Dried, usually

Hi. I usually use dried as they take up less space in the store room. Gerry's BBB's are gorgeous and I've sent you the recipe Sue; hope you don't mind Gerry. I have found that the lentilles vertes (sp) we can readily buy here are a good substitute for Puy lentils, and are much cheaper and are often to be found on a special offer. I've even found a good supplier of red lentils at Auchan (Poitiers, the closest one to the airport - it's huge) and they are usually to be found in the Israeli section (yes, I was surprised to find an Israeli section as opposed to the more usual International section) and after visiting my friends near Cognac am wondering if this is a Charente thing. Still learning something new most days :0)))
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By Gerry 03 Nov 2009 07:39

beans

"Sue; hope you don't mind Gerry."
Delighted, Biggles. Just started a new one today.
Good tip about the lentils, for those who can get them.
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By John S. 03 Nov 2009 07:47

BBB

Don't like them, too sweet, too many moles-asses.
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By Biggles ! 03 Nov 2009 08:05

Moles..

Your'e not going to put me off them John, the beans that is :0)

Do try Gerry's recipe, on her site from her profile. So easy and delish:0)

Speaking of moles, we discovered we didn't have any foundations in the area being demolished. How? We had a made a small hole in a wall to try and discover if there was any buried gold, no. A year later, last week, the next time we unlocked the staircase area which was totally enclosed, apart from the small hole; there was a mole. We still have plenty in the garden!!
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By John S. 03 Nov 2009 08:24

Moles

Hi Bigs, I find BBB too sweet because of the amount of molasses, I make baked beans and use molasses but a much less quantity than BBB recipe.
If you want to get rid of the moles in your garden put used cat litter down the holes or pour castor oil down the holes, I have heard of another method using Juicy Fruit chewing gum but is said to be cruel because the foil is left on and its really the foil that kills them, the other two methods don't kill them, they just bugger off over to your neighbours lawn
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By JAMES 03 Nov 2009 08:44

Mainly dried.

I mainy use dried. Works out far cheaper, but I do admit to having a couple of tins in the cupboard, just for when plans change and I need some quicker than normal.

I don't think they keep well in the fridge, you really need to soak them to order in my view, however, as Gerry says, they do freeze ever so well so it might be worth doing a bit batch and freezing in useable quantities if you have the space.

XXX
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By Sue G 03 Nov 2009 08:46

dried or tin

Hi Biggs thanks for the recipe(thanks gerry), off to the shops today and will stock up on dried beans. Never thought about cooking and then freezing. Last night the kids ate half a tin of red kidney beans before i could add them to the chilli.
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By JAMES 03 Nov 2009 09:18

Dried

Could be worse Sue, at least they were not demolishing crisps or something before their dinner.

Now, get yourself a nice avatar!!!

XXX
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By Sue G 03 Nov 2009 12:52

dried beans

Thanks for the help,
Just bought six bags of different beans.
Kids have put the Red & White beans to soak and the chick peas. Will freeze once cooked and will test a dish of each in the fridge to see how long they keep.

James i am a mean mummie, No crisps/biscuits or cakes. We did bake cookies last week, once in a while though is ok by me. Trying to control their diets at the moment. They have been used to, too many biscuits & chocolat in the orphanage for the last six months.
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By JAMES 03 Nov 2009 13:05

Sounds fine to me Sue....

I don't think its mean at all Sue.

I really think more people should be like that. These foods are an occasional treat, not an everyday staple.....

Im sure its fun in the kitchen with the kids, doing some cookies etc, just not everyday.

I don't have anything like that in the house as a standard thing. Occasionally Marc will pick up a pack of biscuits when we shop, but its only every few months or so.

The kids will appreciate these things more if they are used as a treat instead.

xxx
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By Gerry 03 Nov 2009 13:44

"mean" mummy

Totally agree with James, you're doing the right thing. Mine didn't know what sweets or chocolate were until going to nursery and didn't regard such things as "normal". Advantage of not having telly, I feel.