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                  Granny Fearing's Kentucky Baked Beans

Recipe By     : Dean Fearing, KDFW-TV, Dallas/Ft. Worth
Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Beans

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  21       oz           Can pork and beans
   1       lg           Onion -- finely chopped
  12       oz           Heinz ketchup
   1       tb           Yellow mustard
   1 1/8   c            Light brown sugar -- packed
     1/8   c            Molasses
     1/8   c            Sweet gherkin pickle juice
   1       ts           Apple cider vinegar
                        Salt -- to taste
                        Ground black pepper -- to taste
     1/2   lb           Smoked bacon -- thickly sliced

  Preheat oven to 350°F.
  
  Combine pork and beans, onion, ketchup, mustard, brown sugar,
  molasses, gherkin juice, vinegar, salt, and pepper to taste in a
  2 qt casserole dish. Top with strips of bacon in a criss-cross
  pattern. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake in preheated 350°F oven for
  1-1/2 hours. Remove foil for last 30 minutes of baking. Serve hot
  or cold.
  
  Beans may be prepared up to one day ahead and refrigerated. Warm in
  350°F oven for no more than 20 minutes.
  

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