NPR (the U.S.'s public radio network) had a story about a slight discrepancy during the pandemic. During the initial crush of panic-consumerism, there was a lot of buying (besides toilet paper, providing an education in supply chain deficiencies), there was also a run on flour, yeast and beans. One would expect a lot of kitchen activity going on.
Evidence suggests that everybody is baking. Just how much sourdough bread can a nation make? A cursory glance of Instagram and Facebook will tell you.
But, not a lot of people are cooking beans. Perhaps it's the quantity of them when you buy in bulk and people can't anticipate planning a few days in advance anymore (what day is it?). Maybe sourdough bread is less daunting, a short term solution and not a multi-day commitment.
Anyway, NPR noticed this and did a report and included a handy tip: when cooking a pot of beans, boil them for 15 minutes, turn the heat down and start watching All About Eve.
At the point when Margo Channing utters her immortal line—
MARGO Fasten your seat belts. It's going to be a bumpy night.
—you should add salt (appropriately).
At the point when she's in the car (getting cheaply sentimental) and says "Funny business, a woman's career" then it's best to get up and check to see if the beans are done—you don't want to hear that schlocky "a woman needs a man" speech, anyway.
After all, ya got a pot of beans so the world is yours.
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