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MamaCrunch
True Blue Farmgirl
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Nasvhille
TN
USA
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 Posted - Oct 15 2010 : 07:25:25 AM
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Yummy! This morning while eating breakfast I got the brilliant idea to make some for dinner. I've only ever used canned beans but we don't buy cans any more so that poses a bit of a challenge.
Do you have a recipe for taco soup that calls for dried beans?
Thanks!
Farmgirl #2161
Just tryin' to homestead in the middle of a suburban neighborhood!
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karla
True Blue Farmgirl
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karla
Pella
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Oct 15 2010 : 08:11:52 AM
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If you just prepare your beans ahead of time to soften you can use them just like your canned. Typically that is what canned ones are unless you are using refried or somethng spiced. Then refried beans have onion, bacon fat or olive oil & salt for spices. Do not salt until after softening or your beans will be tough. I hope this helps.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
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MamaCrunch
True Blue Farmgirl
161 Posts
Nasvhille
TN
USA
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Posted - Oct 15 2010 : 09:39:18 AM
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Thanks! I'll soak/ boil them then add 'em to the crock pot. Do I news to worry about the tomatos keeping the beans from finishing up?
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Just tryin' to homestead in the middle of a suburban neighborhood!
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karla
True Blue Farmgirl
1308 Posts
karla
Pella
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Oct 15 2010 : 09:55:09 AM
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No they should be alright with the tomatoes-it is in the initial soak.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
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basket girl
Farmgirl in Training
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emily
walla walla
washington
USA
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Posted - Oct 20 2010 : 09:42:18 AM
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Did you ever try canning your own beans? We eat lots of beans, and I started doing my own. It is so inexpensive, and easy! Fill your canning jar a scant half full of dried beans,(I usually soak mine overnite first). Add 1 tsp salt for quarts and 1/2 tsp for a pint, and fill the jar to the neck with water.If you have a pressure canner, do pint for 1hr and 15 min. @ 10lbs pressure. do quarts @ 10 lbs pressure for 1hr and 30 min. If you do not have a pressure canner, you can do the water- bath canning, and boil for 3 hrs. I have also done them in my oven, which I really like! I stand the jars (with lids and rings on) on a cookie sheet in my oven, and 'bake' them for 3 hrs. at 275 degrees. Hope this helps and/or makes sense!! =) ~emily~
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Perennial
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
Bea
Southwest Virginia
USA
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Posted - Oct 21 2010 : 12:59:34 AM
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basket girl
Farmgirl in Training
20 Posts
emily
walla walla
washington
USA
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Posted - Nov 01 2010 : 3:54:22 PM
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I'm sorry! I just now found this again,:/ I will post this recipe for you, I sometimes use one with a sauce, similar to pork n beans, but this one is more versitale,and you can add a sauce when you use it.
Wash beans and soak overnight, (i have a friend that does not soak hers and she thinks they're just as good, I have not tried that tho)in cold water, enough to cover beans 2 inches. Drain, reserving liquid, and pack loosely in jars. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt to each pint, Then fill jar to within 1 inch of the top with reserved bean liquid. Add boiling water if you do not have enough bean liquid. Tighten lids and process at 10 lbs. pressure: Pints for 75 min. and Quarts for 90 min.
I hope this helps you out, I plan to do mine yet this fall, it is the HANDIEST thing to have on your pantry shelf! Quick soups, dips, baked beans, etc, etc.. =) And such a thrifty meal!! Have a happy day! ~emily~
~ A fruitful life is a happy life ~
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MamaCrunch
True Blue Farmgirl
161 Posts
Nasvhille
TN
USA
161 Posts |
Posted - Nov 01 2010 : 5:51:15 PM
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Some where down the list of topics I posted my recipe. I thought I'd linked it in this one but I guess I forgot. I also titled it Taco Soup! We actually ate it again last night!
Farmgirl #2161
Just tryin' to homestead in the middle of a suburban neighborhood!
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Ms.Lilly
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lillian
Scotts Mills
OR
USA
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Posted - Nov 02 2010 : 07:42:12 AM
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I can all of our beans too and was going to suggest you give it a try. Very handy for when you want beans in something and you don't have time to soak them. I keep a large amount of pinto beans canned up to use as my refried beans. Just open a can add some butter, cumin, salt and jalapeno powder and wala better than the store bought beans anyday!
If you plan on canning beans though please ONLY PRESSURE CAN them, they are a low acid veggie and if not processed correctly can cause botulism to grow. I don't want anyone to get sick from not properly processed food.
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star-schipp
True Blue Farmgirl
942 Posts
Starletta
Middletown
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Nov 04 2010 : 07:57:09 AM
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Lillian is right--beans have to be pressure canned - not water bath or oven
We can do no great things; only small things with great love - Mother Teresa
Star - farmgirl sister #1927
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MamaCrunch
True Blue Farmgirl
161 Posts
Nasvhille
TN
USA
161 Posts |
Posted - Nov 04 2010 : 08:03:00 AM
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Last winter bought our pressure canner and the first thing we did were kidney beans. We followed the directions to the T and somehow the bottom 1/2 of each jar turned to mush. What did we do wrong?
I'd love to can beans for quick usage this winter but I don't want bean mush.
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star-schipp
True Blue Farmgirl
942 Posts
Starletta
Middletown
Indiana
USA
942 Posts |
Posted - Nov 04 2010 : 09:02:32 AM
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My first thought is that it might be your water
We can do no great things; only small things with great love - Mother Teresa
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