Mary Ann Dames, M.S., R.D.

Children's Author and Registered Dietitian
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Recipe Wednesday -- Buckaroo Beans

February 24, 2010

Tags: Kid Friendly Recipe, Gluten Free Recipe, Recipe Wednesday, Dried beans

"One of Charlie's great joys was to give suppers cooked over the fire, using a Dutch oven and a frying pan, doing all the cooking himself...There was usually bachelor bread (which I assume to be baking powder biscuits) boiled beans, fried bacon, or if it was Fall, maybe deer meat and coffee; the dessert must be dried apples." From Good Medicine; The Illustrated Letters of Charlie Russell by Charlie Russell in a foreword by his wife Nancy Russell.

I don’t know his recipe. I decided to put some of his favorite foods into one pot. I know Lois Harris, the author of Charlie Russell: Tale-Telling Cowboy Artist by Lois Harris. I asked her to test the recipe. She liked it. I hope you like it, too.

Ingredients
3 slices bacon, chopped*
2 cans (16-ounces) pinto beans, undrained
2/3 cup chopped dried apples (about 2 ounces)
¼ cup molasses
1/2 teaspoon salt
Pepper to taste

In a 2-quart pot, fry the bacon until crisp. Add the beans, chopped apples, molasses, and salt. Stir to combine. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Cook for about 8 minutes until hot and a bit thickened.

*Omit the bacon to make this vegetarian.

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