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kentuck

(110,950 posts)
11. If there are shortages...
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 08:13 PM
Mar 2020

Flour and beans are a staple. A lot of protein and they can last longer than most foods.

Maybe they all have Instant Pots--no presoaking and rapid cooking. hlthe2b Mar 2020 #1
That's me! get the red out Mar 2020 #9
Me too. Though I could have purchased more I think. hlthe2b Mar 2020 #10
I keep a fairly good stock of dried beans MissB Mar 2020 #23
Thank you for introducing this geezer to Hoppin John nt PufPuf23 Mar 2020 #32
That's what I use to cook dried beans. Kaleva Mar 2020 #41
I love my instant pot customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #45
I hear you...... NT enough Mar 2020 #2
They'll be back. Most people will not buy them again. marybourg Mar 2020 #3
LOL. So true. Goodheart Mar 2020 #4
Anasazi beans are GREAT! Drahthaardogs Mar 2020 #5
I haven't had them in a while get the red out Mar 2020 #12
I buy 25 lbs every late summer Drahthaardogs Mar 2020 #18
Go ahead post your best bean recipe Botany Mar 2020 #6
Well, as I'm from New Orleans, it's just our traditional red beans and rice Goodheart Mar 2020 #14
Red beans and rice is good stuff. Mariana Mar 2020 #19
Had it for dinner last night Retrograde Mar 2020 #42
Spanish bean soup MissB Mar 2020 #26
Sickest I've ever been is when I ate a bunch of dried pinto beans cooked 10 minutes. Hoyt Mar 2020 #7
Letting them swell up in your intestines is not a good thing. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #8
If there are shortages... kentuck Mar 2020 #11
In regard to beans.. OhioChick Mar 2020 #13
We love that soup! happybird Mar 2020 #52
There is a reason rice and beans are almost always part of a poor man's diet. Grammy23 Mar 2020 #15
Red beans and rice and greens. Poverty food, and damned good. nolabear Mar 2020 #35
Beans and rice combine for complete proteins. Mosby Mar 2020 #48
Aha! Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #16
You can also provide a little home heating if Steelrolled Mar 2020 #20
That gas goes away as your gut adapts. hunter Mar 2020 #36
oligosaccharides still exist in beans Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #37
Yes they do, as do gut bacteria that break these down without so much gas. hunter Mar 2020 #40
I've been eating beans for years (yum) but I still get the walking farts.. embarrassing... mitch96 Mar 2020 #49
My local Walmart... WyattKansas Mar 2020 #17
I'm still scratching my head. demosincebirth Mar 2020 #34
I couldn't stand the idea of going vegan Wednesdays Mar 2020 #21
That's what I'm cooking tonight. drray23 Mar 2020 #22
Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Goodheart Mar 2020 #25
I wanted to make red beans and rice kimbutgar Mar 2020 #24
Yeah, I'm suspicious of that in my area, too. tanyev Mar 2020 #27
Fancy coffee customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #47
Oh I noticed that here weeks ago.. it was like WTF? anyway I found them... samnsara Mar 2020 #28
The only thing I have trouble believing is why it took so long RoadRunner Mar 2020 #29
I probably wouldn't be here today if not for pinto beans... kentuck Mar 2020 #43
We always have a fairly large supply of dried beans of various kinds. old guy Mar 2020 #30
Can't get the Garbanzo's or Yeast for that matter The empressof all Mar 2020 #31
Where to find 'fresh yeast' dlbell Mar 2020 #33
I'm going to try to get a sour dough starter going this week The empressof all Mar 2020 #57
"Can't get the Garbanzo's" mitch96 Mar 2020 #50
Yes...I do it with other beans but I'm a bit of a purist... The empressof all Mar 2020 #56
I'm fortunate to have a " international" store in town that caters to lots of different countrys mitch96 Mar 2020 #58
What's really going to happen is 4 months from now lots of people are going to have things... PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #38
i mainly used cheap supermarket bags. now i cannot find them. i have been alternating. pansypoo53219 Mar 2020 #39
There was a run on ice cream in my local Kroger. roamer65 Mar 2020 #44
I've been tempted to get a cart and grab a bunch of pickled beets... Sancho Mar 2020 #46
Oddly enough, there's plenty of fresh produce available. Goodheart Mar 2020 #51
You guys can have my share. Can't stand them and they don't like me either. Nt spooky3 Mar 2020 #53
Send them to me. :) Goodheart Mar 2020 #55
Finished up an old bag of Camellia brand baby limas today! Freethinker65 Mar 2020 #54
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