Recipe - Hearty Pear And Bean Bake

1 pound Idaho Red beans
29 ounce Can Bartlett pear halves
8 sl Bacon
1 md Onion; cut or sliced up
3 tablespoon Molasses
2 tablespoon Vinegar
1 Clove garlic; minced
1 teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoon Prepared mustard
One fourth teaspoon Cloves
One fourth teaspoon Pepper

Soak and cook beans according to directions. Drain. Drain pears,
reserving pear syrup. Fry 4 slices bacon. Drain and break into
pieces. Saute onion in bacon fat. Add with fried bacon to beans and
place in buttered casserole. Combine Three fourths CUP pear syrup with
molasses, vinegar, garlic and remaining seasonings. Pour over beans
and mix thoroughly. Cover and bake at 300 degrees for 2 hours,
stirring gently from time to time and adding more pear syrup if
needed. Place pear halves over beans, spooning liquid from casserole
over the top. Top each pear half with One half slice bacon. Bake,
uncovered, 30 minutes longer. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Copyright IDAHO BEAN COMMISSION P.O.Box 9433...Boise, Idaho 83707
Electronic format by Karen Mintzias

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