Calico Beans

3-15 oz baked beans (I make my own and cook up my own beans)
15 oz kidney beans
15 oz white beans
15 oz black beans
½ lb bacon- fry and crumble
1 1b ground beef & 1 large onion fry and drain.

In a big bowl place beans, fried meat and onion. Mix together and pour into a 9x13” pan.

In a small bowl combine:

4 Tbl apple cider vinegar
2 tsp. dry mustard (or 2 Tbl wet)
1 cup brown sugar
2 Tbl Worcestershire cause
1 cup ketchup

Mix sauce and pour over beans in pan. Bake at 350º for 1 ½ hours or at 375º for an 1 hour.
Best served over rice.

Calico Beans

Best served over rice

3- 15 oz cans of baked beans (or almost 6 cups homemade)
15 oz can kidney beans (or 2 cups cooked)
15 oz can white beans (or 2 cups cooked)
15 oz can black beans (or 2 cups cooked)
½ lb bacon fried and crumbled
1 lb ground beef cooked and drained
1 large onion chopped
4 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup ketchup

In a large bowl add all the beans. Fry the bacon and cook the ground beef with a chopped onion. Add the meat the beans and stir. Pour the bean mixture into a 9x13” pan. Stir together the liquid ingredients and pour over the beans. Bake at 350° for a 1 ½ or cook at 375º for a little less time.

Cahill Family Pinto Beans

This is a family favorite!

taken from No Guesswork Cooking cookbook

Yield: 8 servings
Cook time: 4 ½ hours

2 ¼ cups dry, Pinto beans

Soak beans overnight or bring beans to boil and soak for 1 hour. Drain and rinse.

In a sauce pan cook to beans along with 8 cups water and 2 teaspoons salt. Bring to a boil and decrease heat to very low. Cover and cook for 2-3 hours.

Add ½ an onion diced, ½ cup green bell pepper, ½ tomato,1 teaspoon garlic (2 cloves) minced, ¼ teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon sugar

2 teaspoons hot sauce, 2 teaspoons cold water, 2 teaspoons flour (or 1 teaspoon corn starch).

Whisk flour into hot sauce and water until smooth. Add to beans while whisking. Simmer on very low for 1 hour or until tender.

Enjoy!

Baked Beans

1 lbs navy beans (about 3 cups) cooked

Add to cooked beans

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup ketchup

½ onion chopped

Salt and pepper

Cook 2 ½ hours (I usually cook mine an hour or two longer) in oven at 350°

Stir half way through cooking time.

Beans will be dark and liquid thickened when done.

A recipe my Great Grandma created during the depression!