With camping season and family gatherings upon us. here are some staple recipes to add to the meal.
This recipe is from the Maritimes and is a must at and big gathering there.
Mom’s Baked Beans
• 5 c. Jacob’s Cattle Beans
(navy beans will work)
• 1 - 1 1/2 c. molasses
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp. Salt
• 1 tbsp. Mustard
• 1 tsp. Ginger
• A little butter
• Piece of salt pork or bacon
Cover beans with water and bring to a boil and cook until tender. Pour into a bean pot & bake for several hours. Add water if needed. Stir occasionally.
Hawaiian Cowboy Beans
• 1 (16oz) large can of beans
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
• 1 lb hamburger
• 2 cans pineapple chunks
• 1- ½ cups brown sugar
• 1-2 tablespoons mustard
• 1- ½ cup ketchup
• Splash of juice from pineapple chunks
Cook hamburger with garlic and onions.
Then add the rest of the ingredients and heat through on the stove in a large sauce pan.
You could also warm in a crock pot.
Serve with corn bread or homemade biscuits.
Biscuits & Beans
• 1 lb hamburger
• salt to taste
• 1 can pork ‘n beans
• ¾ cup your favorite
barbecue sauce
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 small onion – chopped
• 1 regular recipe baking powder
• biscuits (or if you’re in a hurry, one can refrigerate
biscuits)
• 1 cup shredded cheese
Brown beef. Add salt, beans, barbecue sauce, brown sugar and onion. Heat until bubbling. Pour into 2 qt casserole dish or 9 x 13 shallow pan. Top with biscuits. Sprinkle cheese over top. Bake at 375 F for 30 minutes.