Happy National Baked Bean Month!!!!!

Here at Chez Vel-DuRay, we have been sampling the various kinds of prepared baked beans throughout the month. (I inherited from my Mother the firm belief that life is too short to make your own baked beans, when the sad fact is that the ones from a can will be better)


I find I'm partial to Van Kamp's Pork and Beans, but The Colonel has a fondness for Bush Brand.

So far, We've had them with Barbecued Ribs, and Fried Chicken, as well as en casserole from a recipe in the Betty Crocker "Good & Easy" cookbook (something no kitchen should be without)

For a serving piece, the only real choice is a West Bend Electric Bean Pot. While these have a very limited application (mostly all beans, all the time) they do a great job: Just plug them in, dump in some beans, and it will slowly warm them to perfection, using clean, flameless electric cooking. Really, what more can you ask from a bean pot?