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My wife checked for navy and baby limas at Walmart and they had none.
We can them being they are faster and easier to prep to eat than pressure cooking them.
Yes, if you are ready to eat them while they are still relatively 'fresh' [meaning less than 5 years old] then you should be able to cook them with only an overnight soaking.
We have experienced old beans [10+ years], we have gotten into the habit of doing an over night soak.
For an overnight soak, put 2 Tablespoons of baking soda into boiling water with beans at a low boil for an hour, then remove from the stove and allow to sit covered overnight. If they are soft, then change the water and cook as you normally would.
But for older beans, [meaning they are still hard after an overnight soak] follow the soak with four hours in a pressure cooker at 15psi.
We have never seen beans that were still hard following an overnight soak AND 4 hours at 15psi in a pressure cooker.
My wife checked for navy and baby limas at Walmart and they had none.
We can them being they are faster and easier to prep to eat than pressure cooking them.
Is this going to be a one time thing, or do you plan on buying several pounds at a time, on a regular basis?
If it is going to be a regular thing, you might consider asking a grocery store manager to carry them.
That is worth looking into. I am aware of an Azure Standard delivery point being somewhere in SW Missouri but I don't have details. Can't be the only one, so I suspect delivery points throughout the Ozarks.
Not surprising, but it is hard to find ten one pound bags at a given time. I have never thought about looking to see if they are grown and processed in the USA. I can get pinto beans by bulk at Sam's Club, but no other types are available.
My favorites are pinto, navy, great northern and baby limas. My wife has already canned some pinto and great northern beans. I eat these with corn bread.
I keep Pinto and Black beans, along with Black Eyed Peas, in fairly large quantities. I toss them in the Freezer for a week, in case any bugs come with them, then into a bucket (to keep them all in the same place) with bay leaves (again, deters bugs). Bugs are a problem in, and south of, the Ozarks.
I have seen some baby lima's at the Mountain Home WalMart, but I didn't see Navy Beans.
If I can find some of each, that might be a good excuse for us to have a meet up.
(Maybe not. Just checked the map: it's a long drive.)
Ratio, IIRC, is about 2 or 3 quarts, canned, from each pound of dry beans.
Is that about what she gets?
I keep Pinto and Black beans, along with Black Eyed Peas, in fairly large quantities. I toss them in the Freezer for a week, in case any bugs come with them, then into a bucket (to keep them all in the same place) with bay leaves (again, deters bugs). Bugs are a problem in, and south of, the Ozarks.
I have seen some baby lima's at the Mountain Home WalMart, but I didn't see Navy Beans.
If I can find some of each, that might be a good excuse for us to have a meet up.
(Maybe not. Just checked the map: it's a long drive.)
Ratio, IIRC, is about 2 or 3 quarts, canned, from each pound of dry beans.
Is that about what she gets?
On using bay leaf to keep out bugs and such, here in Montana, and it grows native all over the western US, the Indians and pioneers both used leaves from sagebrush. Sagebrush has camphor and other things that keep insects out.
The pioneers also used it to keep moths out of clothing, the Indians would put it inside their moccasins to kill athletes foot. It was also made into a tea to wash lice off your body and hair.
Using it to protect food adds flavor as well since it tastes just like the sage herb used in turkey stuffing.
On using bay leaf to keep out bugs and such, here in Montana, and it grows native all over the western US, the Indians and pioneers both used leaves from sagebrush. Sagebrush has camphor and other things that keep insects out.
The pioneers also used it to keep moths out of clothing, the Indians would put it inside their moccasins to kill athletes foot. It was also made into a tea to wash lice off your body and hair.
Using it to protect food adds flavor as well since it tastes just like the sage herb used in turkey stuffing.
Interesting tip.
I hadn't thought of sage.
Bay leaves impart a nice (but, very subtle) flavoring, also, when they are packed into cases of beans, flower, or rice.
(Those are my three main items that I use them for.)
I keep Pinto and Black beans, along with Black Eyed Peas, in fairly large quantities. I toss them in the Freezer for a week, in case any bugs come with them, then into a bucket (to keep them all in the same place) with bay leaves (again, deters bugs). Bugs are a problem in, and south of, the Ozarks.
I have seen some baby lima's at the Mountain Home WalMart, but I didn't see Navy Beans.
If I can find some of each, that might be a good excuse for us to have a meet up.
(Maybe not. Just checked the map: it's a long drive.)
Ratio, IIRC, is about 2 or 3 quarts, canned, from each pound of dry beans.
Is that about what she gets?
My wife got 7 pounds of navy and 7 pounds of baby lima beans today at a local Allen's Food Store. Being tomorrow will be cold she will be canning some of them.
I think my wife read and will do 3/4 of a pound per quart. She will put ham in these also. When we want to eat them she will put a piece or two of smoked bacon in them and heat them up. I smoke four pounds at a time of the bacon on my smoker.
My wife got 7 pounds of navy and 7 pounds of baby lima beans today at a local Allen's Food Store. Being tomorrow will be cold she will be canning some of them.
I think my wife read and will do 3/4 of a pound per quart. She will put ham in these also. When we want to eat them she will put a piece or two of smoked bacon in them and heat them up. I smoke four pounds at a time of the bacon on my smoker.
OK that is about half of the amount I heard.
Someone must have given me the recipe for soup.
(Soup is popular where I spent the last 30 years.)
My wife is doing baby lima beans now and she put in five pounds of them in pre-soak overnight. The calculation of 3/4 lb per quart is 5.25. She has a lot of beans left over for me to eat. Next time she may try 4 pounds instead of 5.
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