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Grandma Pearl's Potluck Beans
Ingredients
- 4 pounds dried pinto beans
- 4 pounds dried Great Northern beans
- 4 ounces salt bacon
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Water, to cover
Directions
- Wash and soak the beans overnight.
- Put beans into a pot and cover with water.
- Add salt bacon.
- Cook for 2½–3 hours.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Family notes
According to the creator's father, Grandma Pearl made these potluck beans. The large quantity, eight pounds of dried beans in total, is retained exactly as written. The original notebook does not state the pot size or number of servings.