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baymule

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Iā€™ve been canning my SHTF pinto beans. First try, they were still hard. I suppose being 12 years old mightā€™ve had something to do with it. Seriously, I think those beans, packed in a black powder rifle, would bring down a deer! HARD as rocks!

So next try I soaked 24 hours. Then drained, added water and simmered them for awhile. THEN I canned those deer buckshot rams! Turned out perfect. Instant beans, like @Mini Horses said, just pop the lid!
 

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Iā€™ve been canning my SHTF pinto beans. First try, they were still hard. I suppose being 12 years old mightā€™ve had something to do with it. Seriously, I think those beans, packed in a black powder rifle, would bring down a deer! HARD as rocks!

So next try I soaked 24 hours. Then drained, added water and simmered them for awhile. THEN I canned those deer buckshot rams! Turned out perfect. Instant beans, like @Mini Horses said, just pop the lid!
My beans always end up over-cooked. I'm going to age some beans then. What do you think - 5 years?
 

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bunnies are nearing harvest. just a couple more weeks.
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