{"id":18855,"date":"2012-08-16T00:07:55","date_gmt":"2012-08-16T07:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=18855"},"modified":"2012-08-16T00:07:55","modified_gmt":"2012-08-16T07:07:55","slug":"farm-kitchen-dads-baked-beans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/18855","title":{"rendered":"Farm Kitchen: Dad\u2019s Baked Beans"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tWondering who I am? I\u2019m Merit Badge Awardee Jane (MBA Jane for short). In my<\/span> former life<\/a> \u2026<\/p>\n

The other day, I got to thinking. I know. It happens sometimes, usually when I least expect it. I was thinking, pondering, marinating if you will, on food. Yup. Food. That glorious stuff I\u2019m really learning to enjoy mightily now that I\u2019ve taken the plunge to really notice<\/em> what I\u2019m putting in my body. And you know what they say: You are what you eat. For too many years, I was a Big Mac with fries and a Diet Coke. Now I\u2019m more of a veggie pita with iced sun tea!<\/p>\n

So, anyway, I was thinking about food from my past. Like, for example, that red velvet cake I had for my seventh birthday, Uncle Bill\u2019s chocolate chip cookies, Midge\u2019s waldorf salad, Gramma Barbie\u2019s pot roast, Mom\u2019s eggnog, and Dad\u2019s baked beans. You know, food that has a specific time and date and memory attached to them? Yeah, those kinds. Eggnog from 1994, that\u2019s what I\u2019m looking for \u2026 figuratively speaking, of course.<\/p>\n

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\"MBA_Jane-0603\"<\/p>\n

So, I was pretty thrilled to find that I can actually earn a Recipes<\/a> badge for something I planned to do anyway. Now I have no excuse for not collecting all those family recipes and putting them all in one place!<\/p>\n

Some were a bear to get. Turns out, Dad thinks he\u2019s the next ingredient master for Bush\u2019s or something, and trying to cajole him into letting me in on the secret of his baked beans was time consuming and exhausting. That man is stubborn! After I finally got the recipe out of him, he insisted on coming over the first time I made them. Mostly to peek over my shoulder and smack salt outta my hands and say things like, humph,<\/em> and grr, <\/em>and how old are these molasses?<\/em> Since baked beans take, oh, I don\u2019t know, like, four years to make, it was a lot of grumbling to endure. I finally passed him a plate of Uncle Bill\u2019s chocolate chip cookies and then he perked up and even let me slice the bacon without too much interference.<\/p>\n

In case you\u2019re hankering for some of these delicious, mouth-watering beans, I\u2019ll include the basic recipe. If a strange man drops by to offer advice and\/or opinions, it\u2019s just Dad. Hand him a cookie and send him on his way.<\/p>\n

DAD\u2019S BAKED BEANS
\nPREP TIME: 20 MINUTES
\nCOOK TIME: 1 HOUR
\nMAKES: 10-12 SERVNGS<\/p>\n

1\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0lb uncured bacon, diced
\n1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 onion, diced
\n3\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0cloves garlic, peeled and minced
\n1\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0lb beans, soaked and cooked (any kind will do\u2014I like red or calico. Or navy. Or black. Or white. Whatevah!
\nOr crack open 3 or 4 cans if you like \u2018em that way. Just don\u2019t tell Dad.)
\n1\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0T thyme leaves
\n8\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0sage leaves, minced
\n2\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0sprigs rosemary, minced
\n\u00bd\u00a0\u00a0 cup brown sugar
\n\u00bd\u00a0\u00a0 cup molasses<\/p>\n

1. Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.\u00a0 In a Dutch oven, cook bacon, onion, and garlic until the bacon is crisp and the onions are not. Add cooked beans, thyme, sage, rosemary, brown sugar, and molasses. Stir to combine.
\n2. Cover and bake for 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

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