Homemade baked beans tonight

[skygazer]

I started them slow cooking last night just before bed and the house smells delightful. :9

[kay1864]

1. What do you put in them?

[skygazer]

3. A few chunks of salt pork

An onion cut up. Some dry mustard, a little white pepper, a bit of salt. Maple syrup and molasses. Pretty simple really. Very yummy. :9

[MissMillie]

5. here's a recipe for how we make them in Boston

After sorting through the beans I put them on the stove top covered in water and add 2 tbsp. baking soda. When it foams up, I drain and rinse them. (This just helps to take some of the gas-i-ness out of the beans)

Then into a beanpot w/

1/2 lb. block of salt pork (fatback) cut into cubes
1 whole medium to large onion, chopped
2 tsp. ground mustard
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup molasses
one pinch (literally a pinch) ground ginger and ground clove
salt & pepper to taste

once they're in the beanpot, you COVER them w/ water.

bake 3 to 3.5 hours on 350.

beans should not be mushy. Slightly firm

[skygazer]

6. Those aren't baked beans

Baked beans contain maple syrup. :P


(I'm a Vermonter - everything contains maple syrup. Oh, and I forgot to mention the ginger in my post - clove's a good idea, I'll toss some in next time)

[MissMillie]

7. no... they don't

blech.... no way

[kay1864]

9. How many lbs of beans and what kind?

Recipe looks yummo!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

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[skygazer]

4. I am a Lady

We don't do that. O8)

[Parche]

8. Bean There Done That

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