[at-l] Beans

[wb4pan at mindspring.com (Chase Davidson)]

HI Gang,
	Last night I dried some Kidney beans (from a can). Re dried pintos 
are one of my favorite hiking meals. So I thought I would give kidneys 
a try. Both beans reconstitute very well using the following 
procedure. Add two cups of water to a can of dried beans. Bring them 
to a boil for a few minuets then stick them in a pot cozy for twenty 
minuets. Usually I add some sort of  seasoning such as, tomatoes, 
onions, chili, spaghetti sauce.
	I noticed something strange while I was emptying the food dryer. The 
kidney beans had a strange smell, sort of a poly vinyl chloride super 
glue acetate smell :-). I noticed the same smell when I opened the 
ziplock of dried beans this morning. I have read that kidney beans 
(red) are poisonous if not fully cooked. But of course I used fully 
cooked canned beans to dry.
	Well I ate the can of beans I reconstituted today. No ill affects 
yet. But of course I ate a beano pill with them. Beano is supposed to 
help your body absorb the extra protein that usually is converted to 
gas. Ya guys that does take some of the fun out of them. Anyone have a 
clue about the unusual smell....before they are ate that is?

chase