Download or read book Development of Rapid Methods of Soaking and Cooking Dry Beans written by Elsie Halstrom Dawson and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a step toward wider and improved use of an economical, nutritious food, the study reported here was undertaken. The principal objective was to develop basic methods of preparing dry beans that would save time, conserve nutritive value, and yield products of high acceptability. The varieties studied were pea, great northern, large lima, pinto, and red kidney beans.