tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666117209180392269.post1247842730994609552..comments2024-03-19T22:47:12.734-04:00Comments on Simply Homemaking: Saving the Beansloves2spinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072576848451758173noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666117209180392269.post-67881347568106729312013-08-30T19:07:34.318-04:002013-08-30T19:07:34.318-04:00I had heard that recently, actually! But at least...I had heard that recently, actually! But at least for me, if I don't soak my beans very well, they make me quite sick, in a digestive sense. Also, soaking helps to eliminate the phytic acid, which gets in the way of mineral absorption. Cooking, according to what I've been taught, does not do that.loves2spinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072576848451758173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666117209180392269.post-53901647734182216832013-08-30T12:33:26.233-04:002013-08-30T12:33:26.233-04:00Even easier - rinse them and throw them in the jar...Even easier - rinse them and throw them in the jar dry, cover with boiling water. They cook while it processes perfectly! We eat tons of Mexican so for refried I toss in a T of my homemade taco sauce. Just mash them while reheating. Same thing with black beans. So handy and cheap. About a heaping 1/2 c in a pint, 1 c for quarts.Handfulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666117209180392269.post-38040591036937861462010-11-14T10:35:00.186-05:002010-11-14T10:35:00.186-05:00I need to do this. My daughter, a vegetarian, eat...I need to do this. My daughter, a vegetarian, eats beans ALL the time. BUT, she won't soak them and cook them so unless I soak them, cook them and throw them in the fridge she won't use them. If she could just pop open a jar and dump them out she would actually use them. Plus I have 6 lbs. of pinto beans kicking around somewhere and I love my pressure canner and don't use it nearly enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666117209180392269.post-84496922570992945962010-11-13T11:20:47.185-05:002010-11-13T11:20:47.185-05:00Hi Deb. The lemon juice helps to deactivate the p...Hi Deb. The lemon juice helps to deactivate the phytic acid in the beans which interfere with absorption of minerals into our bodies. I understand about the bean "problem". :)loves2spinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072576848451758173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666117209180392269.post-79147945860490942632010-11-13T09:29:29.726-05:002010-11-13T09:29:29.726-05:00Yolanda, What is the lemon juice for? I have not ...Yolanda, What is the lemon juice for? I have not heard of using it in beans.<br />Last time I made beans I forgot to change out the water and cooked them in the soaking water and my husband and I about drove the kids from the house. LOL I wont ever do that again. Thankfully it was a weekend we didnt have plans for.debbieohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591676862695285439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666117209180392269.post-63576001633400303482010-11-12T13:30:51.834-05:002010-11-12T13:30:51.834-05:00I had to laugh when I saw the title of this post. ...I had to laugh when I saw the title of this post. "Saving the Beans" sounds so funny! Good idea, I'm glad that you were able to "save" them.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921498774372487213noreply@blogger.com