Rinse beans, picking out any stones or odd beans. Soak overnight in ample water.
After soaking, drain beans and rinse with plenty of cold water. Pick through again to get rid of any odd beans or stones.
Put beans in a pot with plenty of cold, fresh water and a good pinch of baking soda. The baking soda will help to maintain the black color of the beans.
Simmer beans gently for 1 hour until beans are just cooked through. Be careful not to boil the beans or overcook them. The beans should hold together in their skin.
Drain beans and rinse gently in cold water.
Prepare syrup by combining the 3 cups of cold water, granulated sugar and salt. Heat to simmer for 20 minutes or until the syrup is starting to thicken a bit.
While the syrup is simmering, carefully sort through the cooked beans, discarding any that are out of the skin, or where the skin has cracked open. You should plan that the volume of beans will decrease by as much as a third, depending on how you cooked the beans.
Carefully add the beans to the syrup mixture and continue simmering for 1 1/2 hours.
Turn off the heat and allow beans to cool for 10 minutes. Drain.
Put the superfine sugar into a bowl. In batches, toss the beans into the sugar and then lay them out onto a cookie sheet in a single layer.
When all the sugar-coated beans are on the cookie sheet, put the cookie sheet in an oven preheated to 175 degrees F for 5 minutes.
Remove the cookie sheet and toss the beans, returning them to the oven for an additional 5 minutes. Turn off the oven and leave the beans in the oven for 5 minutes. Cool completely.
Store in an airtight container.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	1078.2 Kcal (4514 kJ)
Calories from fat	6.8 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	0.76g	1%
Sodium	406.63mg	17%
Potassium	1123.98mg	24%
Total Carbs	260.85g	87%
Sugars	215.5g	862%
Dietary Fiber	12.09g	48%
Protein	16.63g	33%
Iron	3.8mg	21%
Calcium	106.6mg	11%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	253.63 Kcal (1062 kJ)
Calories from fat	1.6 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	0.18g	1%
Sodium	95.65mg	17%
Potassium	264.4mg	24%
Total Carbs	61.36g	87%
Sugars	50.69g	862%
Dietary Fiber	2.84g	48%
Protein	3.91g	33%
Iron	0.9mg	21%
Calcium	25.1mg	11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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