"nancree" > wrote in message
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> Great Northern beans are a type of bean, not a brand of canned beans.
> You can buy Great Northerns either canned (if you can find them) or
> dried (which are more common--they have to be soaked and cooked.)
> "Great Northern Beans
> Great Northern beans are very popular for baked beans and soups.
>
> "Great Northern Beans are a North American bean, which is popular in
> France for making cassoulet (a white bean casserole) and in the whole
> Mediterranean where many beans of a similar appearance are cultivated.
> These beans have a delicate flavor, thin skin, and are flat, kidney
> shaped, medium-sized white beans."

Cassoulet is exactly what I make with the Great Northerns. Of course it's
not authentic cassoulet (duck and assorted what-not ingredients) I use
chicken, thick-cut bacon and smoked sausage but it's still pretty tasty.

Lisa aka Pagemaster