Question about beans?

[Randi]

The beans have now been cooking for about half an hour, I tasted some of them and they are actually fine to eat already, so I ought to take them out. Not sure I'll put sausages in. For the water I have used one cube of OXO's vegetable and one chicken.

[lbaker]

For future reference Barley is not a bean it is a grain and just needs to be washed off before cooking The timing of actual cooking for the whole soup more or less depends whether the temp/fire is long and low or a rousing boil (which I don't particularly recommend, I much prefer long and low).

Miss you Randi!!!

Laurie