Add the seasonings (except salt & pepper) and diced tomatoes.
Soak beans overnight in water and apple cider vinegar. Drain and rinse. Place in crockpot with all ingredients except salt & pepper. Cook on low 8 hours or until beans are tender. Salt & pepper to taste.
1) Add brown rice during the last hour of simmering, or serve over warm brown rice.
2) If you're not allergic to barley or another gluten-grain such as wheat or kamut or spelt, add about 1/3 cup of any of those whole, uncooked berries to the soaking and proceed with the recipe as directed.
3) Add one pound of grass-fed beef stew meat to cook along with the beans (don't add during the soak).
You will supply the beans, the seasonings and the directions. The recipient will supply the diced tomatoes, salt and pepper, and meat (if using).
In a quart size jar, put 3 cups of the bean soup mix. You may also add 1/3 cup of barley, or other whole grain berry, to the bean soup mix. Put all the seasonings in a little baggie. Add it to the jar.
Mix together 12 dried different beans, 5 pounds each:
adzuki
black
chana dal (small garbanzo)
great northern
kidney
pink
pinto
red
navy
yellow split pea
green split pea
lentil
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