Bobo Bonobo® wrote:

> On Sep 4, 3:16 pm, Gregory Morrow > wrote:
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> > Christine Dabney wrote:
> > > On Tue, 4 Sep 2007 14:49:05 -0500, "Gregory Morrow"
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> > > >Everything I made from scratch, except the beans were Bush's that I goosed
> > > >up with some additions (I had like ten cans in my pantry that I had to use,
> > > >so...). For some reason people don't seem to bring that old staple baked
> > > >beans much anymore, people raved about mine and every last bean got eaten.
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> > > I find that to be true as well.
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> > > When I make my mother's baked beans, it disappears like lightning....
> > > The recipe is simple, and it cooks all day long. I fix it in the
> > > bean pot I got years and years ago, and the aroma is tantalizing to
> > > the point where one is just drooling waiting for the beans to be done.
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> > Made - from - scratch baked beans are going to be a staple here this
> > winter, they go so well with pork, beef, etc. I only ever entertain
> > at home for a crowd of maybe four max, so these will be somewhat more
> > manageable than making them for a big crowd...
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> > To goose up the Bush's I saute some onions, garlic, and finely - diced
> > celery and bell pepper, then to that I add soy sauce, dark beer,
> > sriracha, and brown sugar, etc. 'til it gets all dark. Add this to
> > the beans, then bake for an hour or so...
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> I'm confused. You aren't calling the "goose[d] up" Bush's, "Made -
> from - scratch baked beans," are you?


Nope..."made - from - scratch" means exactly that, from buying the
dried beans to the finished product...

"Goosed - up" means (to me) taking an already prepared product and
tweaking it with some additions...


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Best
Greg