Preventing Gas with Homemade Baked Beans

When the food shortage started some things were hard to find locally and when they became available they were considerably higher in price. I have made Boston Baked Beans twice. Beans are filling and also a good substitute for meat.

Mine is my grandmother's recipe passed down. I changed it to quick soaking the beans. I boil two cups of beans (can be doubled) for five minutes with two teaspoons of baking soda. I let them soak for two hours. I rinse and drain them.

The rest is standard for baked beans. I cook for at least one hour on top of the stove with enough water. Then drain them and cook with the sauce (ketchup, mustard, molasses, brown sugar, and one small diced onion sautéed with your favorite meat- usually bacon or ham. I add salt and pepper to taste. I bake them slowly for two hours on 325 degrees F. They are always a hit and you will notice how much less gas you will get. My friends have commented on this issue, also.