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Depression Era Baked Beans Recipe

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These baked beans are rich with tomatoes and bacon for a filling side dish at any meal.

DEPRESSION ERA BAKED BEANS RECIPE

Boil one pound large dried limas in salt water.
In frying pan cut about 3/4 lb. bacon and fry. Add 1 cup onion. Don’t throw bacon fat away unless it’s too much.
Add 1 regular can tomatoes.
1 can of tomato soup
1 cup dark Karo syrup
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
Salt and pepper to taste.
Add to cooked, drained limas in a large casserole. Bake about 11/2 hours at 350 degrees.

Helen Jacobs
Clarence, Missouri


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