Peterborough County has started to lose residents. City population growth slowed to 4.4% between 2006 and 2011 from 4.8% between 2001 and 2006, according to 2011 census information released by Statistics Canada. The city's population grew 3,292 people to 78,698 in 2011 from 75,406 in 2006.
At the very least, if you insist on soaking, donât throw away the soak water, use it to cook the dal or beans. Wash the beans first, throw away the wash water. When they are clean, soak in fresh water and the use that soak water to cook the beans. Remember, rajmah (kidney beans) and black beans are toxic and require 10 minutes at a full boil to break down the toxins and render them safe.
In summer, unless you have a cool-ish kitchen, you can refrigerate beans while they soak, or use the quick soak procedure -- bring to a boil with plenty of water, then wait 2 hours. One sign that the soaking beans may be fermenting is the appearance of bubbles in the water.