C. James Strutz wrote:
> "Jonathan Ball" > wrote in message
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>>WorldsWorst wrote:
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>>>Never had any problems so far, Usual Suspect but I appreciate your
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> views!
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>>You like crunchy beans.
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> Canned beans are never crunchy.

No, because they're usually cooked, but the original
recipe called for soaking dried beans, then cooking
them. If you cook soaked dried beans and add either
salt or acidic foods before the beans are mostly
cooked, they will not soften very well, and you'll get
crunchy beans.