Instructions. 1  Presoak the Beans: 6 to 8 hours before you cook the beans, dissolve 2 tablespoons of salt into 6 cups of water. 2  Drain the Beans: When the beans are done soaking, drain them in a colander or sieve. 3  Add the Aromatics: Add 8 cups of water, 1 teaspoon of salt, onion, garlic, bay leaf and oil to the pot.
Freesia, a perennial flowering plant grown from bulbs or corms, produces fragrant flowers in shades of red, blue, purple, white and yellow during the spring and early summer.
Stem Description: Stems are upright and hairy. Fruit/Seed Description: Seeds in capsules that open by valves. May be confused with: Garden loosestrife has a cousin, (Lysimachia punctata) that is also called garden or yellow loosestrife, which looks very similar.Lysimachia vulgaris, garden loosestrife, is more likely to be found in wetland areas and has flowers that cluster at the top of the plant.tem Description: Stems are upright and hairy. Fruit/Seed Description: Seeds in capsules that open by valves. May be confused with: Garden loosestrife has a cousin, (Lysimachia punctata) that is also called garden or yellow loosestrife, which looks very similar.