[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Paul; I start my soak with soda in the evening, maybe 8:00. Drain and replace the water and soda before you go to bed, 10:00? Drain and maybe one more soak 1 hour in the morning, just water. (Gives you time to have coffee and breakfast.)

The reason for draining is to remove the oliosaccarides IIRC as well as the Lectins.

I would use a pressure cooker to cook the beans. Per Miss Vickys Pressure Cooker book you should cook them with some fat and maybe a dried red pepper and a clove of garlic for flavor. Use about 2 inches of water to cover the beans and add some fat to prevent foaming. I usually add a dried hatch chili pepper and a clove of garlic when I cook. Again, no acid in the cooking water, it makes the beans tough. Time; She gives 18 minutes, but I usually do 20-22 and pull it off and use the Natural release method. (Let it sit off the flame until cool.)

Good luck! If that does not work I can't say what will!

[Paul R.]

Hi, see above:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4301321/posts?page=203#203

So, I seem to have finally “got there”. Plus, I’ve had 2 meals out of my big batch of bean soup, and, no gas. :-)

Unfortunately, I have a new, bigger, (non-bean) problem — will be posting below...