Dehydrated refried beans from church

[Guest Alana]

SO for our next trip to the cannery we're doing refried beans. Has anyone had them? Do you like them? How do they compare with regular refried beans?

[pitcher]

I was not impressed with the taste of the refried beans. They also have a short storage life

[Guest Alana]

Thanks Pitcher. I don't think I'm going to get any. We don't eat them that often and if I do want them, I could always make them from the oodles of pinto beans we have, eh?

[California_Dreaming]

I like the refied beans; but I also like Spam (natures most perfect food).

I just checked the label and the "short shelf life" is 5+ years , which shouldn't be a problem in rotating the supply. Being from California, we like Mexican style food; I do add some additional water to the mixture to get the texture that I like.

To see if you like them, check at the dry pack to see if amyone had "left overs". Some one had left a small amount that just didn't fit into their total cans. The mananger suggested I take it home and try it. I did. The next trip back I purchased 25# to can for myself.

I know that I would probably never eat the total 25#, but then I plan on sharing with others.

[annamaureen]

Eh, they're not the tastiest thing ever.

[havejoy]

We add dehydrated onions to them before we add the water. After they absorb the water we add cheese. They aren't bad after you doctor them up a little.