Beans a bakin'!
On 2016-06-20 5:11 PM, tert in seattle 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.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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
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>>>> polite tl;dr ????
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>>> too long; didn't read
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>> Sorry, I don't know what that means.
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>> What was too long?
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> okay I confess I did not lol I was exaggerating I merely guffawed internally
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The old bat is still at it I see. She posted more than 70 lines of text
from 7 previous posts to add one line of stupid comment.
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