"Nick Cramer" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
>> > Julie Bove wrote:
>> >> I love the canned chili beans you can buy in a store. But they are
>> >> too high in carbs due to the sugar. I would like to make some at
>> >> home, perhaps using Splenda as a sweetener. I probably wouldn't
>> >> actually can them because all I have is the boiling water bath. But I
>> >> could freeze the extras.
>> >>
>> >> Does anyone have a recipe? I have only found one and it uses both
>> >> chopped onions, chopped tomatoes and golden syrup. So it doesn't seem
>> >> like the end result would be like the canned beans.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks!
>> > If you can find a recipe for the beans using sugar you can substitute
>> > Splenda teaspoon for teaspoon. I don't know about golden syrup, haven't
>> > even seen any since we came home from the Middle East twenty-three
>> > years ago.
>> >
>> > Another suggestion would be to blend in your ingredients in small
>> > batches until you get the taste you want then go for larger amounts.
>> > Freezing would be your only option if you don't have a pressure canner.
>>
>> Thing is, I have no clue what spices to use. I asked on another group
>> and people have given me recipes for black beans or chili con carne.
>> [ . . . ]
>
> I replied on said "another group", with a recipe for the sauce part of
> Chili Beans. You don't mention it. Did you see it? Obviously, you could
> use
> any kind of bean(s) you like.

I did reply, but that didn't sound like what I was looking for. Maybe my
reply didn't send? I have had trouble with motzarella.