COOKING DIRECTIONS - ADD 6 CUPS OF HOT WATER TO DRAINED AND RINSED BEANS. SIMMER GENTLY WITH LID TILTED UNTIL DESIRED TENDERNESS IS REACHED, ABOUT 1 1/2 TO 2 HOURS.
IF ADDING SALT, ADD ONCE THE BEANS ARE ALMOST TENDER TO AVOID TOUGHENING THE SKINS & SLOWING THE COOK TIME. ADD ACIDIC INGREDIENTS SUCH AS TOMATOES, VINEGAR, WINE OR CITRUS JUICE ONLY AT END OF COOKING, ONCE BEANS ARE TENDER.
DIFFERENCE IN ALTITUDE, HARDNESS OF WATER AND PRODUCT MOISTURE MAY CHANGE THE SUGGESTED COOK TIME.
QUICK SOAK - RINSE AND SORT BEANS IN A LARGE POT. TO 1 LB OF BEANS (ABOUT 2 CUPS) ADD 6-8 CUPS OF HOT WATER. BRING TO RAPID BOIL, BOIL FOR 2 MINUTES. REMOVE FROM HEAT. COVER AND LET STAND FOR 1 HOUR. DRAIN SOAK WATER AND RINSE BEANS.
OVERNIGHT SOAK - RINSE AND SORT BEANS IN A LARGE POT. TO 1 LB OF BEANS (ABOUT 2 CUPS) ADD 6-8 CUPS OF COLD WATER. LET STAND OVERNIGHT IN THE REFRIGERATOR OR AT LEAST 6-8 HOURS. DRAIN SOAK WATER AND RINSE BEANS.
STORE IN A COOL, DRY PLACE.