"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Cheri" > wrote in message
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>> "Gary" > wrote in message
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>>> Julie Bove wrote:
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>>>> "Gary" > wrote in message
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>>>> > Sqwertz wrote:
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>>>> >> On Tue, 1 Jul 2014 21:29:04 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> > I keep meaning to try this but haven't yet done it. Going to do
>>>> >> > it now
>>>> >> > though for my 4th of July baked beans. Should probably get them
>>>> >> > started
>>>> >> > tomorrow since the beans themselves take a good 12 or more hours
>>>> >> > in the
>>>> >> > Crockpot.
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > Have you tried this method before? Are they as good as on the
>>>> >> > stove?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> They will not work in your crock pot.
>>>> >
>>>> > IMO, this is NOT a crockpot meal. Caramelize your onions the proper
>>>> > way in a frying pan and spend the time watching them. Soak and cook
>>>> > your beans in water. 4th of July, combine everything and the other
>>>> > ingredients and bake in the oven.
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>>>> I always cook my beans first on top of the stove and then put all of
>>>> the
>>>> "baked" stuff in there and finish them in the Crockpot. They come out
>>>> very
>>>> nicely in there. Only thing different this year is that I am trying to
>>>> do
>>>> the onions in there first. We'll see...
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>>> I see it's done but takes about 15 hours. Let us know how they turn
>>> out.
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>>> http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Caramelized-Onions
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>> Seems like they would be just fine in 8 or so hours in this recipe.
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>> http://www.shockinglydelicious.com/c...oes-the-trick/
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> That's actually the recipe that I used except that I used 4 very large
> Walla Walla Sweets.

But I just realized that I read the recipe wrong. I looked at sooo many! I
thought the cook time was 6-8 hours on low. Oops! I did start them out for
an hour on high. So I have since cranked up the heat and they are getting
darker quickly. I have them in the newer pot and I think it gets hotter
than my other two.