Did I make that smell?

I never serve my pinto beans when company is around. I figure that's for my protection as much as it is for their protection. You know if they all came here in the same vehicle, the ride home might be pretty rough, even unsafe, and I wouldn't want something like that on my conscience.

Depends on my mood if I use the soak water or not. I think the beans taste better cooked in the soak water. I only cook/boil them on top of the stove, hours if needed, and add water as needed. In a separate skillet I brown and fry a diced yellow onion along with a minced garlic clove. To this add about a quarter cup of shredded country ham scraps; some fat is ok; along with salt and pepper to taste, usually about a half teaspoon for me. Fry everything until it begins to crisp up and take skillet off heat and set aside.

I check the beans about every half hour, mashing a few to see how soft they are and when they're soft I mash about a cup of the beans and add back to the pot along with the skillet stuff. I reduce the heat, cover, and simmer however long I want to smell them cooking. I like a soup consistency a little on the thin side, not real thick. I need some liquid so the cornbread will soak in good. And it's real good with a couple of dollops of chow chow relish on top.

__________________
There are endless combinations of truth.

Don't do pinto beans. Bleah. Though I do have a recipe for cider beans, which is pinto beans boiled in apple cider for 30 minutes, then baked with the apple cider in which molasses, mustard, salt pork and onions have been added. It sounds tempting, might have to give it a try.

Actually the best defense against beans offensiveness is quite simple, Just have a serving of legumes daily and your body will develop a tolerance to the compounds that contribute to flatulence. Of course even those of us who enjoy them and frequently have a pot in the fridge for days at a time seldom eat them every day.

__________________
"I didn't have time to slay the dragon. It's on my To Do list!"

Uhh, wrong! Your NOSE will develop a tolerance. Well, both, actually - you'll produce less stink per pound of beans, but you'll eat more beans because you (falsely) think you can sneak out a few quiet ones and get away with it. You won't notice the paper-mill and feed-mill stench you produce, but your neighbours will make the connection.

Still, it's worth it, and they probably deserve to suffer.

I don't know why they ever started making WHITE underware! I would have starting making BROWN underware first!

__________________
Life......Is What You Make Of It

Baking soda folks. Ask your high school chemistry teacher.

I did get a laugh out of the other answers though.

Oh my gosh you guys are hilarious.

Cake! Hahaha

Oh come on...'splain youself!

Dem be dingleberries on dat bush, Rufus!

__________________
George Washington did not run and hide.