Anyone willing to test this theory?
Beans and wind
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alan refail
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A sprinkle of asafoetida works with Jerusalem artichokes.
Cred air o bob deg a glywi, a thi a gei rywfaint bach o wir (hen ddihareb Gymraeg)
Believe one tenth of what you hear, and you will get some little truth (old Welsh proverb)
Believe one tenth of what you hear, and you will get some little truth (old Welsh proverb)
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Westi
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I can vouch for the Asafoetida & it is easy to find & has a mild onion flavour so doesn't affect taste! It is used in Indian cookery for that very reason so not just Jerusalem Artichokes.
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I find aligning the poles end on helps... what? What do you mean wrong sort of wind 
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I've tried epazote and it does seem to work, and adds a distinctive and pleasant flavour.
Allotment, but little achieved.
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Flatulence is one of life's great pleasures, unfortunately its regarded as rude, though when men get together it becomes amusing. As a result of this 'blokey' amusement some find that farting in public is ok, particularly after a couple of beers.
Whatever it is in beans, cabbage and a host of other things that bring on windy-discumfort I have always regarded the fault as with our stomach-flora rather than blaming whatever you ate.
Many years ago before it became fashionable, I became a vegetarian. My stomach became accustomed to the diet though when we had guests to eat with us they would often go home uncomfortable even after excusing themselves every fifteen minutes during the evening to take-in a breath of fresh air.
Im have never heard a lady fart, just blokes.
Whatever it is in beans, cabbage and a host of other things that bring on windy-discumfort I have always regarded the fault as with our stomach-flora rather than blaming whatever you ate.
Many years ago before it became fashionable, I became a vegetarian. My stomach became accustomed to the diet though when we had guests to eat with us they would often go home uncomfortable even after excusing themselves every fifteen minutes during the evening to take-in a breath of fresh air.
Im have never heard a lady fart, just blokes.
How are you supposed to start and maintain a healthy lifestyle if it completely removes a wine lover’s reason to live?
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Ricard with an H
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Maybe I did hear a lady fart, I always got blamed. Is farting in your sleep poor manners ?
Sauerkraut does it for me, I could poop for England on sauerkraut and I love that taste.
Sauerkraut does it for me, I could poop for England on sauerkraut and I love that taste.
How are you supposed to start and maintain a healthy lifestyle if it completely removes a wine lover’s reason to live?
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Incidentally on the topic of beans, has anybody found the secret of cooking dried butter beans to make them nice and floury like the tinned ones?
I soaked some dried ones overnight last week (admittedly they were best before 2007 !! ) but even after boiling for over an hour, they still tasted raw. I want to find a method of cooking them that makes the texture floury so they soak up liquids in soups or casseroles.
I soaked some dried ones overnight last week (admittedly they were best before 2007 !! ) but even after boiling for over an hour, they still tasted raw. I want to find a method of cooking them that makes the texture floury so they soak up liquids in soups or casseroles.
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I always buy tins. I think reading all the stuff about soaking & boiling for a specific time etc or you'd poison yourself seemed too much effort when they are so cheap to buy. I have a nice variety of them always in the larder as they are so versatile & low GI.
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Primrose, I think the age of your beans might have been the problem. They do harden as they age and any length of cooking time will not soften them!
A tiny bit of bicarbonate of soda in the soaking water is said to assist the softening of dried peas and beans, by the way.
But I agree with Westi. Unless you eat a lot (and therefore they get used up quite quickly), tinned beans are not expensive, very versatile and so are those in plastic (?) bags. I think Epicure is the firm's name.
A tiny bit of bicarbonate of soda in the soaking water is said to assist the softening of dried peas and beans, by the way.
But I agree with Westi. Unless you eat a lot (and therefore they get used up quite quickly), tinned beans are not expensive, very versatile and so are those in plastic (?) bags. I think Epicure is the firm's name.