On 2010-02-28, EJ Willson > wrote:

> I'm sure there are technical differences, but from a practical point of
> view I've never seen them.

Not really. Plain canned beans are usually jes water, salt, beans,
cooked in can under pressure. If anything, it's a superior product,
the beans being typically canned fresh from the field, not dried.
Obviously, stuff like pork 'n beans, chili, etc, have additions other
than jes salt and water.

nb -vet cannery droid