A Brief History On December 11, 1941, dictators Adolf Hitler of Germany and Benito Mussolini of Italy made an enormous blunder, perhaps one that cost them the World War II, when they declared war on the United States. Digging Deeper (Summary and translation of the above video: Hitler speaks to the Reichstag and, in theRead More
After a few days your bean should start to sprout roots. This is called germination. Then, the bean will start to grow a stem too. The stem should grow upwards, as it looks for the light. After about ten days your bean seed should have grown a bigger stem and some leaves. It is now a little bean plant. To make sure it keeps growing and stays healthy, carefully take it out of the jar and plant it in a large pot with some soil. You can keep you pot inside during the winter, or outside during the summer.
When cooking beans, always keep them at a simmer. Boiling can cause the cooking liquid to evaporate too quickly, as well as cause the beans to break apart and the skins to separate. Cooking times and yields. Cooking times will very with quality, amount and freshness of the beans; it can take from 1-2 hours. I say beans are done when they can be easily mashed between two fingers or with a fork. As a general rule, 1 cup dried beans will yield 3 cups cooked. I tend to cook in bigger batches, say 3 cups of dried beans, and freeze the extras in 2-cup portions.