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Mar 07

Baked Beans

Ingredients:

  • 2 lb beans (e.g. dry navy beans, soaked overnight)
  • 1 jar (12 oz) molasses
  • 2 or 3 strips of bacon (I cut them into pieces and leave them in)
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 onion, whole
  • 2 Tbsp ketchup

Preparation:

  1. Soak beans overnight in preparation, according to directions on bag.
  2. Place onion at bottom of bean crock or Crock Pot.
  3. Create repeating layers of beans, molasses, bacon, and brown sugar.
  4. Finish by placing ketchup on the very top.

Bake 4-5 hours in 350 degree oven or a Crock Pot on high. I’ve successfully used an Instant Pot to speed up the process. Remove onion (and bacon, optionally) before serving.

Yield: A LOT

From the Kitchen of: Ruth Carriveau

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Dec 22

Great-Grandma’s Gingerbread Cut-Out Cookies

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup shortening (or butter/margarine)
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1/2 tsp cloves
  • 1/2 tsp allspice

Preparation: Cream shortening, brown sugar, molasses, and buttermilk together in mixer bowl. (will be runny) Mix dry ingredients in separate bowl and add to wet ingredients. (Chill if desired.)

Roll 1/4″ thick and cut out. Bake on lightly-greased cookie sheet at 375 degrees for 10-15 minutes.

Decorate with frosting or icing.

Serves: ~26 cookies

From the kitchen of: Alberta Carriveau

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Mar 24

Dad’s Chili

Ingredients:

  • 2 lbs ground beef
  • 48 oz can tomato juice
  • 2 (14.5 oz) cans diced tomatoes
  • 2 cans chili beans, medium
  • 1/4 cup “Bowl of Red” spice mix (or 1/4 cup of your favorite spicy spices)
  • 1 “thumb height” of chili powder from 4.5-oz McCormick spice container
  • 1 almost-pureed onion
  • 1/2 large-tomato-juice-can of water
  • 1/4 cup ketchup (optional – gives a richer, sweeter flavor and adds nice color)
  • 2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder (do not double if doubling recipe)
  • 1 coffee mug of broken dry spaghetti noodles, cooked

Brown beef and drain. Add everything else and simmer for at least an hour.

From the kitchen of: James Carriveau

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