OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> In article >, biig > wrote:
>
> > Is anyone familiar with this brand of beans? I have a recipe that
> > calls for 2 cans, rinsed and drained, and wonder if I can substitute
> > cans of regular pork and beans or if they are like kidney beans in a
> > liquid. Thanks for any help.....Sharon
>
> Great Northerns are a white bean. :-)
> Totall different in taste and texture.
>
> They are my favorites!
>
> And no, I'd not try to substitute.....

Why not... there's absolutely no reason one can't sustitute pea beans
or navy beans for great northerns. But regardless, especially since
the OP is talking canned beans, and is also mentioning canned pork n'
beans, it's really not possible to offer anything other than wild
speculation until/unless the recipe is posted. You're just blowing
bean farts.

Sheldon