Shaun aRe wrote:
> "Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Can navy beans go bad between being made into soup on Sunday and being
>>eaten on Tuesday? The soup has been refrigerated the whole time during the
>>interim.

> We've found that they can go off very quickly once cooked down that soft.

And left in the temperature zone that positively encourages spoilage
bacteria to live long and prosper.

> Made a bean, lentil and ham soup not long ago on a weekend and left a bowl
> full, covered on the side in the kitchen for nearly 2 days - we just forgot.
> Anyhow, came to clean up, found it, lifted the cover, as I was inhaling. I
> just got to the yard fast enough to not puke all the hell over the kitchen
> floor, then Kath came in and saw me heaving and nearly puked all over the
> kitchen herself. Gotta be one of the most foul rotten stenches I've
> smelled/tasted in quite a long time. Sounds like yours hadn't gone near that
> far though!

You'll probably want to refrigerate things with lots of starches in them
that you plan on eating in the future. And proteins. And fats. See the
pattern...? <G>

Pastorio