"biig" > wrote in message ...
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> 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

Sharon, Great Northern Beans are a variety of bean not a brand. What you
need are canned (plain) Great Northern Beans of any brand. Substitutes that
would be suitable would be pea beans or navy beans. Sometimes you can find
'large white beans" which are essentially the same as Great Northern Beans

Charlie