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From: kolling@decwrl.UUCP (Karen Kolling)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: dried beans
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Date: Sat, 12-Oct-85 20:21:49 EDT
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Posted: Sat Oct 12 20:21:49 1985
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>I recently decided to start making chili from dried beans (instead of store-
>bought canned beans).  I soaked the beans overnight (3:1   water:beans).
>In the morning the beans looked fine.  If I'd followed directions, I would
>have then simmered the beans (+ liquid) for 2 hours.  I decided that I
>would combine the simmering time with the chili cooking time.  3-4 hours
>later the beans were still hard.  Did I do something wrong?

I don't know beans about chili, but when you use dried beans to make
Boston Baked Beans, after soaking the beans overnight, you bake the
beans, molasses, etc. together for 7 to 8 hours.