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“The warmer weather helps our mood”

Posted in extemporanea on 31 July 2008 at 12:04. This unsourced letter was on the Crikey email yesterday: Dear Friends, We have survived the worst week yet - no water since 12th of this month & still no water, …

In SF City Hall front yard, a bounty of produce

The Victory Garden, as it is known, is the centerpiece of a food festival scheduled for Labor Day weekend that is intended to underscore the connection between planet and plate.

Boston Baked Beans

Ingredients
1pounddried pea OR navy beans
2eachonions, chopped
1/2cupbrown sugar
1/4cupmolasses
1/3cupketcup
1/4poundsalt pork OR bacon, diced
1teaspoonsalt
1 1/2teaspoondry mustard
1/4teaspoonpepper

Directions:

Simmer beans in 6 cups water for 30 minutes. Allow to stand, covered, for several hours or over night until softened; drain.

Put all ingredients into crockpot. Add 1 cup water, stir to blend. Cover pot and cook on LOW for 10 to 12 hours or on HIGH for 5 to 6 hours, stirring occasionally.

NOTE: A smoked ham shank or meaty ham bone may be cooked with the beans in place of salt pork.

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Borsch


1 c Navy beans, dry
2 1/2 lb Lean beef
1/2 lb Slab bacon
10 c Cold water
1 Bay leaf
8 Whole peppercorns
2 Cloves garlic
2 tb Dried parsley
1 Carrot
1 Celery stalk
1 lg Red onion
1 ts Salt (opt)
8 Beets for soup
2 sm Beets
2 c Green cabbage, shredded
2 lg Leeks, sliced
3 md Potatoes, cut into eighths
1 cn (1 lb 13 oz) tomatoes
1 tb Tomato paste
3 tb Red wine vinegar
4 tb Sugar
1 lb Kielbasa (opt)
2 tb Flour
1 tb Butter, melted
1/2 c Sour cream (opt)
Cover beans with water and allow to soak overnight; cook until tender; drain; set aside. Place beef, bacon and water in large soup pot; bring to a boil. Skim fat from surface. Add bay leaf, peppercorns, garlic, parsley, carrot, celery, onion and salt. Cover and simmer over low heat for about 1 1/2 hours. Scrub beets for soup and cook in boiling water until tender, about 45 minutes; drain and discard water; cool. Peel and cut each beet into eighths. Scrub small beets; grate; cover with water to soak. Remove meat from soup; set aside. Strain soup into another pot and add cooked beets, cabbage, leeks, potatoes, tomatoes, tomato paste, vinegar, sugar, beef and bacon. Bring to a boil and simmer 45 minutes. Cut kielbasa into chunks and add with navy beans to soup. Simmer 20 minutes more. Mix flour and butter together to form paste. Stir into soup to thicken slightly. Strain raw beets, saving liquid and discarding beets. Add beet liquid to soup. Additional sugar or vinegar may be added for sweeter or more sour flavor. Slice meat and arrange in individual soup bowls. Pour hot soup with vegetables over meat. Garnish each serving with a dollop of sour cream, if desired. Serves 10. Posted by Fred Peters.

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Borracho Beans


2 c Pinto beans — dried
1 ea Garlic — crushed
1 ea Onion — chopped
2 tb Bacon drippings
2 ea Tomatoes or 16 oz can dra
2 ea Peppers — jalapeno
1 ea Beer
Soak beans in water overnight. Drain and cover with fresh water. Add 2 tsp salt, garlic and pork. Simmer 2 1/2 hours or until beans are
soft. Drain beans and reserve liquid. Heat bacon drippings and saute the onions, peppers and tomatoes until soft. Stir the mixture into beans and simmer 5 minutes. Just before serving, pour beer and as much reserved liquid as desired into beans. Serve hot. Beans can be mashed or “processed” for refrieds. Recipe By :

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