"Damsel in dis Dress" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:Can someone tell me how much one quart of dried navy beans would be? I'm
converting my mom's recipes to MasterCook by hand. Many of the
measurements got weird during the initial conversion from one system to
the
other. Here's the recipe (her directions are a little vague, which is
pretty typical - she just *knew*):
* Exported from MasterCook *
Mom's Baked Beans
Recipe By :Pat Zastera 1931-1984
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : beans/legumes pressure cooker
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 quart navy beans
1/2 pound salt pork
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup molasses
1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard
1 medium onion -- chopped
2 tablespoons ketchup
Pressure cook for 30 minutes at 15 pounds.
If cooker can be cooled FAST, cook 40 minutes. Otherwise, 40 minutes =
mush.
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NOTES : Mom was famous for these beans. Whenever there was a potluck with
friends or family, people requested Mom's beans. We made them special to
be served after her memorial service.
Damsel
O.k., here is the information from my copyright 1958 MirroMatic Pressure
Cooker recipe/direction book. I'm giving amounts for a 4 quart pressure
cooker. 6-8 quart is just slightly larger amounts, cooking time remains the
same.
Direction Table--Dried Vegetables
Soak all dried vegetables overnight in water to cover. Then drain, add
necessary water and cook. Directions for 1 cup of vegetables(doesn't say
whether 1 cup dry or 1 cup soaked)
Navy Beans--30 minutes to cook after control juggles--2 cups water to
cook--15 pounds pressure. Cool pan normally 5 minutes, then place under
cool water faucet to reduce pressure.
Baked Beans
2 cups dried navy beans or great northern beans
3 slices bacon or salt pork
2 tablespoons onion, chopped
1/4 cup molasses or syrup
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon salt
dash pepper
2 cups water
Cover beans with water and let stand overnight. Drain.
Sear meant in Mirro-Matic only until golden brown.
Add chopped onion and stir. Add beans, molasses, sugar, mustard, salt,
pepper and water.
Cover, set control at 15 and cook 25 minutes after control jiggles.
Reduce pressure normally.
Serves 4
This recipe and yours are very similar. You ought to be able to do the
"translation" from Mirro's directions. It's cold here today, the
temperature dropped 30-35 degrees in less than an hour. Heavy snow is
predicted for some areas of the mountains. I may soak the beans this
morning and zap them in the cooker for dinner.
My mom's recipes have interesting directions as well. I've got the ones she
typed out for her newly wed daughter in sheet protectors. I've scanned them
into the computer to save.
Janet
