SC - Lamb recipe and vegetable stew recipe request

[Lee-Gwen Booth]

Simple solution!  Invest in a pressure cooker - I would not be without mine.
It does amazing things to dry beans and makes the most wonderful brown rice
imaginable (what is more, do it properly and you don't even have to drain
it.  Ready, cooked, soft and delicious, and in its own serving dish in about
20 minutes!

Gwynydd of Culloden
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From: Mercedes

> I used dried chickpeas at a feast I did a couple years ago.  They never
> completely softened up and I soaked them overnight and then cooked them
for
> several hours.  I've been reluctant to use them ever since.
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