Soaking beans and throwing away the soak water, or dumping the liquid out of a can of kidney beans before using for instance certainly reduces the amount of gas produced. While the amazing rectum may know the difference between liquid and gas, it may not always be able to properly quantify the volume of either...
At this point it seems appropriate to recommend viewing the following youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33VY7Db5iIA Go ahead, you'll probably like it... ;-)) Dan On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 7:50 PM, Norton, Steve <[email protected]> wrote: > I have tried the soaking, baking soda and iodine methods but they did not > help. > - Steve N > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Garnet_LDN <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu Jul 22 19:33:53 2010 > Subject: EXTERNAL:Re: CS>Curry spices for cows and sheep could cut methane > emissions > > Adding baking soda to the soaking water is suppose to help with gas, and > it makes them > more tender. > > Janet > > needling around wrote: >> It also helps to soak the beans several times discarding the water >> each time. >> PT >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Garrick <mailto:[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Thursday, July 22, 2010 8:10 PM >> *Subject:* Re: CS>Curry spices for cows and sheep could cut >> methane emissions >> >> I use seeds from the Umbelliferae family in beans and they do make >> them more digestible and less or zero gas. I have used anise, >> coriander, celery, cumin, fennel, dill seeds in beans. First I >> grind them in an electric coffee mill. My favorite beans are >> chickpea, pinto and black beans. Chickpeas are the ultimate with a >> very good protein profile. I never make humus which is a >> disgusting greasy mess >> >> >> >> The *Apiaceae* or *Umbelliferae* (both names are allowed by >> the ICBN </wiki/International_Code_of_Botanical_Nomenclature>) is >> a family of usually aromatic plants </wiki/Plant> with hollow >> stems, commonly known as *umbellifers*. It includes angelica >> </wiki/Angelica>, anise </wiki/Anise>, arracacha >> </wiki/Arracacha>, asafoetida </wiki/Asafoetida>, caraway >> </wiki/Caraway>, carrot </wiki/Carrot>, celery >> </wiki/Celery>, centella asiatica >> </wiki/Centella_asiatica>, chervil </wiki/Chervil>, cicely >> </wiki/Cicely>,coriander </wiki/Coriander>/cilantro >> </wiki/Cilantro>, cumin </wiki/Cumin>, dill </wiki/Dill>, fennel >> </wiki/Fennel>, hemlock </wiki/Hemlock>, lovage >> </wiki/Lovage>, Queen Anne's Lace >> </wiki/Queen_anne%27s_lace>, parsley </wiki/Parsley>, parsnip >> </wiki/Parsnip>, sea holly </wiki/Sea_holly>, the now >> extinct silphium </wiki/Silphium>, and other relatives. It is a >> large family with about 300 genera </wiki/Genus> and more than >> 3,000 species </wiki/Species>. The earlier name Umbelliferae >> derives from theinflorescence </wiki/Inflorescence> being >> generally in the form of a compound "umbel", and has the same root >> as the word "umbrella </wiki/Umbrella>". The botanical >> subspeciality that studies Apiaceae is sometimes >> called /sciadophytography/. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 1:43 AM, Norton, Steve >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> My only question is: Will curry help when you eat beans? >> >> - Steve N >> >> >> _http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/curry-spices-for-cows-and-sheep-could-cut-methane-emissions-2029761.html_ >> >> Curry spices for cows and sheep could cut methane emissions >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > Rules and Instructions: http://www.silverlist.org > > Unsubscribe: > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > > Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:[email protected]> > List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:[email protected]> > > >

