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From: megann@ihuxi.UUCP (Meg McRoberts)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: Draining soaked beans
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Date: Thu, 25-Jul-85 08:52:35 EDT
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> I discard the water that soak my beans in because I always add about 1/2 cup
> of baking soda to the water to eliminate flatulence.  Works great!!!!

my grandmother used to do this, too, and it does improve the consistency
of the beans.  but somewhere i read that it also does a real job on the
nutrients and wasn't recommended, so i gave it up.  any truth to that?

meg mcroberts
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