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On Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:51:05 +1000, "Farm1" >
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> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:23:44 +0000 (UTC),
> > (Steve Pope) wrote:
> >
> >> On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:17:28 +1000, "Farm1" >
> >>
> >> > But with lentils it makes a huge difference in cooking time depending
> >> > on
> >> > whether you are cooking green or red lentils so a blanket 20 minute
> >> > doesn't
> >> > apply with them.
> >>
> >> I find the following:
> >>
> >> French Green -- 18 minutes
> >> "Red" (actually they are orange) -- 22-25 minutes
> >> Brown -- 25 minutes but longer is okay, they do not seem to
> >> overcook easily
> >>

> > When I say "bean", I'm talking about real beans - not lentils.

>
> Morphing :-))
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