Julie Bove wrote:

>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
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>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon 03 Mar 2008 05:30:58p, Julie Bove told us...
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
>>>> 3.184...
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Out of a can but doctored...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> * Exported from MasterCook *
>>>>>
>>>>> Special Baked Beans
>>>>>
>>>>> Recipe By :
>>>>> Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
>>>>> Categories : Side dish Vegetables
>>>>>
>>>>> Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
>>>>> -------- ------------ --------------------------------
>>>>> 2 Cans (28-oz) Bush's baked beans -- Traditiion Style
>>>>> 1/2 Pound Bacon, diced
>>>>> 1 2-inch yellow onion, diced
>>>>> 3 Tablespoons Light brown sugar, packed
>>>>> 3 Tablespoons Tomato catsup
>>>>> 1 Teaspoon Coleman's dry mustard
>>>>> 1/2 Teaspoon French's yellow mustard
>>>>> 1/2 Teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
>>>>> 1/2 Teaspoon Tobasco sauce
>>>>> 1/2 Teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper
>>>>> 2 Tablespoons Bacon fat
>>>>> Reserved bean liquid
>>>>>
>>>>> Pour baked beans into colander and drain, reserving liquid. Turn
>>>>> beans into large mixing bowl. Fry diced bacon until crisp. Add
>>>>> bacon to beans, reserving fat. Fry diced onion in bacon fat until
>>>>> transparent but not brown. Add onion and 2 tablespoons of the bacon
>>>>> fat to the beans.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mix remaining ingredients in small mixing bowl. Add mixture to beans
>>>>> and combine all ingredients throughly, but gently. Add sufficient
>>>>> reserved bean liquid to moisten bean mixture. It should not be soupy.
>>>>>
>>>>> Turn bean mixture into 2-quart casserole. Beans may be refrigerated
>>>>> and held one or two days until baking.
>>>>>
>>>>> Prheat oven to 325 degrees F. Bake beans uncovered for 45 minutes or
>>>>> until a crust forms on top. Serves six.
>>>>>
>>>>> May 11, 1985
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>>>> -
>>>>>
>>>>> Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 40 Calories; 4g Fat (97.8%
>>>>> calories from fat); trace Protein; trace Carbohydrate; trace Dietary
>>>>> Fiber; 4mg Cholesterol; 28mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1
>>>>> Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
>>>>
>>>> Oh the mustard! I do put that in mine. Forgot about it. I would have
>>>> to check the recipe, but I think I use dry mustard. Thanks! And
>>>> gee... I didn't recall that they had Bush's baked beans back that long
>>>> ago. I do remember them being a new item at the store but can't
>>>> remember exactly when that was. Could be they were in other areas
>>>> before they came here though.
>>
>> The timeline at the Bush's website sez:
>>
>> <q http://www.bushbeans.com/aboutbushbrothers/timeline.php>
>>
>> 1969
>>
>> United States astronauts set foot on the moon, and the Woodstock music
>> festival takes place in New York State. Another historic event takes place
>> when Bush's decides to share the delicious flavor of their secret family
>> recipe baked beans with the rest of the country by launching Bush's
>> Original Baked Beans.
>>
>> </q>
>>
>>> At the time I started using Bush's and making this recipe, I was living
>>> in the Cleveland area.
>>
>> Bush's is a good start.
>>
>
> Hmmm... I would have been in the 5th grade then. I don't think we had them
> here then. I was thinking we got them here later. But I could be wrong.

Well, it doesn't say that every grocery in every city in every state
carried them.

The timeline I linked to also gives the release years for other versions
of their baked beans. The one I pasted that entry for was the first.
Look at the linked page.

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