Instructions: Michele is right on target about salt making most beans tough. Keep in mind that the reverse is true - if you are trying to keep the more tender beans from disintegrating, add salt to the cooking water. I always cook dried lima beans in salted water. Several veg. cookbooks have excellent tips on handling beans and dealing with problems - Laurels Kitchen and Lorna Sass Cooking in an Ecological Kitchen (or maybe From an Ecological Kitchen, I cant remember) come to mind immediately.

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