Janet > wrote:

> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>>
>>> In article >,
>>> Sqwertz > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't think a 5 minute WB would help cook the beana sufficiently.
>>>
>>> Cooking them isn't in the plan, Steve. Think pickle--like a pickled
>>> cucumber. You don't want them "cooked."
>>
>> And I'm telling you they don't suck up any brine unless you par-cook
>> them - for at least 4 minutes - first.
>
> Just not true.

True. I've tried it twice without success. All *you* did was
speculate on 'what you would do' without ever having done it.

-sw