[KittenClaws]

I’ve got plenty of dried beans.

What I worry about is the water source.

I guess you could put the beans in your mouth until they are soft, chew and swallow.

I’m not being argumentative. This is one of my major concerns about dried beans and rice. Water.

You must have water to drink and/or cook with. With a limited source, wouldn’t you prefer to drink?

I’d love an answer to this, as I am in drought stricken West Texas

[JRandomFreeper]

Eating raw dried beans is asking for serious, debilitating health consequences.

Water is an issue for some. I have a lake within walking distance, and my water table here ranges from 18 inches to 4 ft, so I can always get water.

There are many ways to purify it and some good resources out there to learn how to do it.

I'll be using a gravel/sand filter to get out the grotty bits, and then boiling it.

/johnny

[Vendome]

take the water you use to soften the beans overnight and drink it.

Same with water boiled to soften the beans.

or you could use the water for your rice. The great thing about rice and beans is they are chock full of H20 that you put into them so you will have a nearly full rate of return for digestion and absorption.

The food you should ignore if you can are any meats off the hoof. The require a tremendous amount of water to digest.

Best to stick to wings or fish. Easy to digest and require very little water for digestion.

In fact, fish requires only the water it contains for digestion.

[reformedliberal]

Canned broth is part of my preps. We have lots of water, but in a low-to-no-power situation, it will be either hand pumped or hauled. Aldis or Shurfine usually have plain chicken or beef broth for around 60 cents/can.

When I was researching Cowboy Beans recipes, they stated that the old cooks used to save all the coffee dregs to add to the boiling water for the beans. It does taste good and they were out West, so I assume they were also saving water.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

With a limited source, wouldn’t you prefer to drink?

I use a rain catchment system that shunts rain water from the downspout to a 50 gallon poly tank in the cellar. Overflow is handle by the same system. When it is full it backs up and goes down the spout. I can drain what I need, filter it with a silver impregnated ceramic filter and start cooking. No need to go outside to look for fresh water. I also have other large stores of water but this is the main utility source. I fear only a drought.