Calico Beans

[Jim Almquist]

SurfaceTension like the beans so much that he asked if I would post the recipe and because I am not one of THOSE PEOPLE that think they need to keep a good recipe a secret so they are the only one that can cook it. Sorry about the rant but my sister-in-law is one of them and it REALLY made me mad when she would not share her fruit pizza recipe. Her exact words were that I could have it when she was dead.

Calico Beans

Brown: 1/2 lb hamburger

1/2lb bacon,cooked,cut into small pieces

Add 1 cup onion,cut fine; cook slightly

Add 1/2 cup ketchup

1 tsp salt

1 tsp mustard

2 Tbsp vinegar

3/4 cup brown sugar

Add:

1 can pork & beans

1 can kidney beans

1 can lima OR butter beans

Do not drain any of the beans and use 16 oz cans.

Mix and bake 40-50 minutes at 350 degrees, uncoverd

Serves 10-12

Here is what I do a little different:

I always make a double batch and cook it in the crock pot on high for 6-8 hours.

I use 1.25lbs of Midwest Pride bacon that I bake in the oven and then dry all the grease off before cutting into pieces.

I like to use Bush's regular pork and beans.

I use Plochman,s mustard and I don't measure but give it 2 good squirts

If you don't cook it enough it will be too runny so make sure to stir it every now and then and when you take the top off the crock pot get rid of the moisture on the lid or cook with the top off.

[Steve Foss]

Thanks for the recipe, Jim. Man, were those good!

[Surface Tension]

Thanks for posting the recipe Jim. Yes they were very good. I'll do the crock pot as that is how you made them at the Burntside Bash.

[Jim Almquist]

Normally they will not burn to the bottom in a crock pot but because I wanted to heat them all day I put the crock on the fish house heater and thought I had it low enough but it burnt them on the bottom and are they ever tough to clean then

Filled it with water and slow cooked and still had to chip off the beans off the bottom

[Iambjm]

Dang, I missed the beans!!! Guess I ate too much of the other stuff (pickled northern, eelpout, smoked lake trout, venison burgers, cheese, brownies).

[Crow Hunter]

I have to say thanks for the recipe also. I made a double batch yesterday, I used venison burger. It was excellent!!