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On Mon, 20 Jun 2016 20:31:43 +0100, "Ophelia" >
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> "tert in seattle" > wrote in message
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> > Ophelia wrote:
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> >> "tert in seattle" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>> Ophelia wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> "tert in seattle" > wrote in message
> >>>> ...
> >>>>> Ophelia wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> >>>>>> ...
> >>>>>>> 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.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> lol
> >>>>
> >>>> Well, if you don't think this is a good recipe, please share yours?
> >>>>
> >>>> This is not something I've ever made.
> >>>
> >>> I lol'd because of what looked like a very polite tl;dr
> >>
> >> polite tl;dr ????

> >
> > too long; didn't read

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> Sorry, I don't know what that means.
>
> What was too long?
>
>

Julie's post that you saved to read later.

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