Great Northern Beans

biig said:

Is anyone familiar with this brand of beans? I have a recipe that
calls for 2 cans, rinsed and drained, and wonder if I can substitute
cans of regular pork and beans or if they are like kidney beans in a
liquid.

What's the recipe?

Sheldon

"biig" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Is anyone familiar with this brand of beans? I have a recipe that
calls for 2 cans, rinsed and drained, and wonder if I can substitute
cans of regular pork and beans or if they are like kidney beans in a
liquid. Thanks for any help.....Sharon

I wouldn't substitute pork and beans for great northern beans - however,
I've not seen your recipe.
I would say that you could substitute canned white beans or cannellini beans
for great northern.
HTH,
Dee

In article said:

Is anyone familiar with this brand of beans? I have a recipe that
calls for 2 cans, rinsed and drained, and wonder if I can substitute
cans of regular pork and beans or if they are like kidney beans in a
liquid. Thanks for any help.....Sharon

Great Northerns are a white bean. :-)
Totall different in taste and texture.

They are my favorites!

And no, I'd not try to substitute.....

Cheers!
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Om.

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Sheldon said:

biig said:

Is anyone familiar with this brand of beans? I have a recipe that
calls for 2 cans, rinsed and drained, and wonder if I can substitute
cans of regular pork and beans or if they are like kidney beans in a
liquid.

What's the recipe?

It's a recipe for slow cooker bean soup:-

1 1/2 c diced ham
1 cup diced onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup Hunt's tomato sauce
2 cups hot water
20 ounces great northern beans, drained and rinsed
1 tbsp splenda or sugar twin
1 tps dried parsley.

Combine all ingredients and cook on low for 6-8 hours, mixing well
before serving.

DH asked for some bean soup and this one fits with my schedule. I
just didn't know what kind of beans it called for, not being familiar
with the Great Northern brand. I'll pick up some this week with the
groceries. It's from "A Potful of Recipes" by JoAnn Lund Many good
healthy recipes in this one. We're diabetic and also watch our fat
intake.

Quoted message said:

Thanks.....Sharon
Sheldon

"biig" wrote ..

Quoted message said:

Is anyone familiar with this brand of beans? I have a recipe that
calls for 2 cans, rinsed and drained, and wonder if I can substitute
cans of regular pork and beans or if they are like kidney beans in a
liquid. Thanks for any help.....Sharon

Great Northern is a type of bean (like red, black, pinto, kidney except
white), not a brand name like Bush's or B&M so, no, pork and beans won't
work. I think there is an Italian type, cann... (sp?), that is acceptable.

Pam

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article said:

Is anyone familiar with this brand of beans? I have a recipe that
calls for 2 cans, rinsed and drained, and wonder if I can substitute
cans of regular pork and beans or if they are like kidney beans in a
liquid. Thanks for any help.....Sharon

Great Northerns are a white bean. :-)
Totall different in taste and texture.

They are my favorites!

And no, I'd not try to substitute.....

Why not... there's absolutely no reason one can't sustitute pea beans
or navy beans for great northerns. But regardless, especially since
the OP is talking canned beans, and is also mentioning canned pork n'
beans, it's really not possible to offer anything other than wild
speculation until/unless the recipe is posted. You're just blowing
bean farts.

Sheldon

pjjehg said:

"biig" wrote ..

Quoted message said:

Is anyone familiar with this brand of beans? I have a recipe that
calls for 2 cans, rinsed and drained, and wonder if I can substitute
cans of regular pork and beans or if they are like kidney beans in a
liquid. Thanks for any help.....Sharon

Great Northern is a type of bean (like red, black, pinto, kidney except
white), not a brand name like Bush's or B&M so, no, pork and beans won't
work. I think there is an Italian type, cann... (sp?), that is acceptable.

Pam

Thanks Pam. I have never heard of them before. ...Sharon

biig said:

Is anyone familiar with this brand of beans? I have a recipe that
calls for 2 cans, rinsed and drained, and wonder if I can substitute
cans of regular pork and beans or if they are like kidney beans in a
liquid. Thanks for any help.....Sharon

They are just like navy beans, only more so.

You can probably substitute any canned white beans.

Best regards,
Bob

In article said:

Is anyone familiar with this brand of beans?

It's not a brand, but a type of bean, like kidney or pinto or
garbanzo. You should be able to find them among the other canned beans.
🙂

Regards,
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In article said:

Is anyone familiar with this brand of beans? I have a recipe that
calls for 2 cans, rinsed and drained, and wonder if I can substitute
cans of regular pork and beans or if they are like kidney beans in a
liquid. Thanks for any help.....Sharon

Also, you can use just about any white bean you like as a substitute.

Regards,
Ranee

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pjjehg said:

"biig" wrote ..

Quoted message said:

Is anyone familiar with this brand of beans? I have a recipe that
calls for 2 cans, rinsed and drained, and wonder if I can substitute
cans of regular pork and beans or if they are like kidney beans in a
liquid. Thanks for any help.....Sharon

Great Northern is a type of bean (like red, black, pinto, kidney except
white), not a brand name like Bush's or B&M so, no, pork and beans won't
work. I think there is an Italian type, cann... (sp?), that is acceptable.

Pam

HTF do you know what will or will not work without knowing the
recipe?!?!?

Sheldon

"biig" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Is anyone familiar with this brand of beans? I have a recipe that
calls for 2 cans, rinsed and drained, and wonder if I can substitute
cans of regular pork and beans or if they are like kidney beans in a
liquid. Thanks for any help.....Sharon

They are quite tasty. Mom would get the dried beans and prepare some pork
like ham hock or something. And a bay leaf or two... who knows what else
makes Mom's cooking the best?

I do enjoy great northerns... they are kind of like limas but tastier and
you have some sort of bean gravy left behind... or maybe just the way Mom
made it. :-)

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Sheldon said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article said:

Is anyone familiar with this brand of beans? I have a recipe that
calls for 2 cans, rinsed and drained, and wonder if I can substitute
cans of regular pork and beans or if they are like kidney beans in a
liquid. Thanks for any help.....Sharon

Great Northerns are a white bean. :-)
Totall different in taste and texture.

They are my favorites!

And no, I'd not try to substitute.....

Why not... there's absolutely no reason one can't sustitute pea beans
or navy beans for great northerns. But regardless, especially since
the OP is talking canned beans, and is also mentioning canned pork n'
beans, it's really not possible to offer anything other than wild
speculation until/unless the recipe is posted. You're just blowing
bean farts.

Sheldon

<smooch> Thanks luv!

I was specifically referring to the OP's idea of using pork and beans in
place of great northerns.

You won't have anywhere near the same recipe if you do that.

It's ok to change a recipe, but don't expect it to turn out anywhere
near the same tasted/texture.

Pork and beans are usually pintos!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

"biig" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Is anyone familiar with this brand of beans? I have a recipe that
calls for 2 cans, rinsed and drained, and wonder if I can substitute
cans of regular pork and beans or if they are like kidney beans in a
liquid. Thanks for any help.....Sharon

Caned pork and beans are in a heavily flavored sauce - canned GN beans are in a
simple but salty broth. Could you substitute the beans - sure but the recipe
will turn out differently.

Dimitri

Dimitri wrote on 25 Aug 2005 in rec.food.cooking

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Quoted message said:

Is anyone familiar with this brand of beans? I have a recipe
that
calls for 2 cans, rinsed and drained, and wonder if I can
substitute cans of regular pork and beans or if they are like
kidney beans in a liquid. Thanks for any help.....Sharon

Caned pork and beans are in a heavily flavored sauce - canned GN
beans are in a simple but salty broth. Could you substitute the
beans - sure but the recipe will turn out differently.

Dimitri

I thought Navy beans were another name for GN.

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Dimitri wrote on 25 Aug 2005 in rec.food.cooking

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"biig" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Is anyone familiar with this brand of beans? I have a recipe
that
calls for 2 cans, rinsed and drained, and wonder if I can
substitute cans of regular pork and beans or if they are like
kidney beans in a liquid. Thanks for any help.....Sharon

Caned pork and beans are in a heavily flavored sauce - canned GN
beans are in a simple but salty broth. Could you substitute the
beans - sure but the recipe will turn out differently.

Dimitri

I thought Navy beans were another name for GN.

Nope - take a look here:

http://www.northarvestbean.org/html/chefreference.cfm

The Navy bean is smaller.

Dimitri

Dimitri said:

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I thought Navy beans were another name for GN.

Nope - take a look here:

http://www.northarvestbean.org/html/chefreference.cfm

The Navy bean is smaller.

Yeah, Great Northerns are very much like white pinto beans. I use them
for (Texans cover your ears) white bean chili.

Brian

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Dimitri wrote on 25 Aug 2005 in rec.food.cooking

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"biig" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Is anyone familiar with this brand of beans? I have a recipe
that
calls for 2 cans, rinsed and drained, and wonder if I can
substitute cans of regular pork and beans or if they are like
kidney beans in a liquid. Thanks for any help.....Sharon

Caned pork and beans are in a heavily flavored sauce - canned GN
beans are in a simple but salty broth. Could you substitute the
beans - sure but the recipe will turn out differently.

Dimitri

I thought Navy beans were another name for GN.

No, not the same bean, very similar but not synonymous. Navy beans are
smaller, pea beans are smaller still. I don't think you will readily
find canned great northern, navy, and pea beans specifically, typically
the can will indicate "small white beans". To purchase the specific
bean you pretty much need to go with dried. There are literally
thousands of different specific types of beans but only a handful,
perhaps ten at the most, are canned (mostly because most are just
differently colored/marked and the coloring/markings disappears when
cooked). And therein lies why I requested the specific recipe, may
have been a recipe for three bean salad, then any canned beans would
do... even no law says ya can't use more than three.

Just amazing that people requesting specific information about an
ingredient for a recipe don't think to mention the recipe... obviously
they *can't* think... that's why they don't know beans.

Sheldon

I live in Mid-Missouri and while I can't get meat loaf mix, I can get all
three of these beans (Great Nothern, Navy and Pea) canned. In fact I'm kinda
astounded a the variety of canned beans here. Go figure. :0)

Lisa aka Pagemaster