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Beans a bakin'!
"tert in seattle" > wrote in message
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> Ophelia wrote:
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>>> Ophelia wrote:
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>>>> "tert in seattle" > wrote in message
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>>>>> Ophelia wrote:
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>>>>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>>>>>> I had been anticipating record highs again, but thankfully they
>>>>>>> dropped
>>>>>>> the temperatures for our upcoming forecast. One day will even be
>>>>>>> cool
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> the hotter weather is now pushed off into next week. At any rate, I
>>>>>>> am
>>>>>>> continuing on with my plan for baked beans in the Crock-Pot.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I always start with caramelized onions but I am always amazed at how
>>>>>>> much
>>>>>>> they do cook down. I prefer Walla Walla Sweets for this but they
>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>> hit the grocery stores yet. We just had the big onion festival. I
>>>>>>> asked
>>>>>>> at
>>>>>>> the community FB group and they have been spotted at a few Farmer's
>>>>>>> Markets and also a market that I'll be going by on Wed. that appears
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> sell mostly produce and in the winter, Christmas trees. It has been
>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>> for longer than I've lived in the area but I have never been there.
>>>>>>> Reason
>>>>>>> being that a few people I know said they did stop by and they
>>>>>>> weren't
>>>>>>> super impressed. I never see many customers there either. But... If
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> can't find them when I do my grocery shop, then I will stop there on
>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>> way home to get some.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I also didn't realize that I had only half a bag of beans. So these
>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>> be a tad heavy on the onions, even for me. I used 6 caramelized
>>>>>>> Vidalia's
>>>>>>> and two raw white onions. Also a goodly handful of bacon strips,
>>>>>>> cooked
>>>>>>> and chopped into small pieces. A good amount of ketchup, a little
>>>>>>> mustard
>>>>>>> powder, salt, tons of freshly ground black pepper and small amounts
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> brown sugar and molasses. After tasting, I decided to add a little
>>>>>>> tomato
>>>>>>> paste. I also added some of the bean cooking water and will stash
>>>>>>> some
>>>>>>> more in the fridge in case I need to add more later. I always think
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>> need some because they will start to look dry but then if I wait a
>>>>>>> little
>>>>>>> while, for whatever reason, they will give off more liquid.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This will cook throughout the night. Depending on the look and
>>>>>>> taste,
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> may turn the pot off in the afternoon or I may just leave them till
>>>>>>> dinner. I have cooked them on low for as long as 20 hours and
>>>>>>> they've
>>>>>>> been
>>>>>>> fine. I always start on high for about an hour just to get them
>>>>>>> going.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And... All for me! For some reason, the only other person I know who
>>>>>>> likes
>>>>>>> these beans is one of my nephews. Other family members do like baked
>>>>>>> beans
>>>>>>> but prefer them from a can or jar. I'm no bean snob. I'll eat from
>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>> jar too. It's just that the way that I make these, the carb count is
>>>>>>> less
>>>>>>> than most recipes due to the caramelized onion. Just don't give me
>>>>>>> BBQ
>>>>>>> beans. That's about the only kind I really don't like.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks, I've saved this to read over later.
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>>>>> lol
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>>>> Well, if you don't think this is a good recipe, please share yours?
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>>>> This is not something I've ever made.
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>>> I lol'd because of what looked like a very polite tl;dr
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>> polite tl;dr ????
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> too long; didn't read
Sorry, I don't know what that means.
What was too long?
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