Resource: A Sampling of Websites

Resource submitted by Eulail H., librarian for the 2010 Stake Becoming Self-Reliant Social.

A Sampling of Websites Containing Information About Dried Beans--All Kinds of General Information

Kelleybean.com
Growers and sellers of every kind of dry edible bean imaginable (and more!). Website includes a cookbook, ideas for preparation, a history of dry beans, and links to other websites. Start here!

Americanbean.org
The source for everything ‘bean’ (their motto).

Beansforhealth.org
US Dry Bean Council; includes current research on health benefits of eating dry beans, consumption and dietary guidelines, and so forth.

http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/DryBeans/data.htm
Economic Research Service website contains crop information about dry beans including average uses. Links to historical data and questions and answers about production.

MSU.edu
Michigan State University extension page talks about the science of beans and their production. Interesting!

Lancaster.unl.edu
University of Nebraska at Lancaster. Nebraska is one of the top two producers of beans in the United States. All sorts of good information about beans, their preparation, and health benefits.

http://www.purcellmountainfarms.com/
 Producers of heirloom beans, beans to sprout, organic beans, and more. About a zillion varieties available for purchase.

County and state extension sites are also good, general sources about beans.

How to Prepare and Cook Beans

Missvickie.com/howto/beans/howtobeantypes.html
Step-by-step directions all the way through the process of cooking beans.

Centralbean.com/cooking.html
How to cook beans in pressure cookers, crockpots, the oven, and whatever (just don’t use the microwave – it absorbs too much water from the beans). Also, information on growing your own bean sprouts.

Whatscookingamerica.net/vegetables/driedbeantip.html
How to soak and how to cook – good basic information.

Fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/month/beans.html
More basic information on all sorts of things, including dried beans.

Chezbettay.com/pages/basics1/basics_beans1.html
Just like it says!

Foodiemama.com/cooking-from-scratch/Hot-to-cook-dried-beans.html
Lots of good info here too!

Recipes, recipes, recipes

localfoods.about.com/od/beans/recipes-using-dried-beans.html

Southernfood.about.com/library/recipes/blpage7.html

Lancaster/unl/edu/food/ciq_dry_beans.html

Allrecipes.com/recipes/healthy-cooking/super-foods/beans/canned-and-dried-beans/main.aspx

Ellenskitchen.com/recipebox/beanspeas.html

Calbeans.com/recipes.html

Foodreference.com/html/beans-dried-fresh.html

Lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/dried-bean-recipes-678r.html

Recipes4us.co.uk/dried_geans_and_peas.html

Cookforgood.com/basic_beans_recipe.html

Videos! Just look under “how to prepare dried beans.” There are at least 45 videos on places like MSN video and YouTube with how-to information.

Canning and Preserving Dried Beans

Pickyourown.org/canningdriedbeans.htm

Pacbell.net/macknet/canbeans.html

Extension.iastate.edu/foodsavings/prepare/beans.htm

Uga.edu/nchp/how/can_04/beans_peas_shelled.html (National Center for Home Food Preservation – good for preserving any food!)

These are just a few websites. There are dozens more, leaving us no excuse not to cook and enjoy all those beans we have in food storage!