I bet it tastes so good also. Have never made baked beans and have no husband who would make them for me.

Better get some gingerbread or perhaps an apple crisp in that oven. never bake an orphan they say.
I put some onion and mustard in my beans along with the molasses and salt pork.
I need to make some beans soon!

Lol, I can smell it all the way from Nebraska to California. Then refried beans, Swedish brown beans and canned pork and beans.

Your house must smell devine.I make baked beans but with canned beans, George's must taste much better.

I have a couple of bags of dried beans in the pantry, just waiting for me. I'm probably going to make a batch of bean soup, another favorite way to eat white beans. Love homemade baked beans, though.

Ummmm...sounds wonderful!!

Sounds yummy! I just recently learned how to soak & cook dry beans, rather than canned ones. So much cheaper! I wish I had discovered that years ago.

And also, "hello" to everyone! My first post here. This seems like such a friendly place to connect with other fun and interesting people! I've been reading through the other forums for gardening tips for a while now. I figure it's about time to join the party. ;-)

Welcome, Castaway Kitty! You'll find folks at the Garden Party friendly, caring, helpful, knowledgeable--all the good adjectives you can think of. Not as many people post as used to, I guess sometimes life gets in the way, but this is one place I come to every day, usually a couple of times.

Again, welcome; glad you've joined the party

Hello Castaway Kitty. Glad that you join us, our little group needs some newcomers.
Please tell us about your corner of paradise. I have a picture in my head - blue ozean, palms and yearlong blooms, which would come just right after all the missery on the East Coast here.
Besides, with all of us pet lovers, we gladly take in a Castaway Kitty.

Hi Kitty, glad you could join us.

Thanks for the warm welcome! There are only about 4,500 people that live here, I like hearing from people out in the "real world." =-) I grew up in Chicago & have never had luck growing a garden, but the conditions here are much better so I hope I left my brown thumb back in the states.

Blue ocean, yes indeed. Lots of tropical plants. Lots of tourists on vacation too. I'm currently working in a shop & we never get a lot of traffic in here. I would have shared a photo of the ocean, but haven't been to it yet today, so here's a photo of the bananas that are growing in the yard of the house we're renting. I hope they ripen soon!

We do have a kitty, well... now I guess I have to say we "share" a kitty. A little tabby started coming around & I started feeding it, and he started coming in the house, and I started buying him toys & now he stays a lot of the time. I thought he was a stray (there are many here), but we had dinner with the neighbors the other night & they were "missing" a kitty, and yup - that's the one. We all laughed. I guess he likes the food I serve better. So now we get him in the evenings, but make sure he's out during the day to visit his old folks.

Hi Castaway Kitty. Welcome. Luv the pic of the bananas. We had a shared kitty at one time. Her name was Butter Cup, she spent the nights at her parents place and came over here during the day. It worked out very well.

Thanks, west_gardener. I can't give my time-share kitty up, so I'm glad the sharing might work. It also give me a good excuse to adopt another cat!

And, sorry to all - I did not mean to hijack the thread... but I didn't see a place for introductions or newbies.