Van Chocstraw wrote:
>
> Why does my favorite bean, the kidney bean, come is such a bland, clear,
> tasteless sauce? Why don't they make them with the same molasses sauce
> as regular baked beans?


Your tinned beans aren't in a sauce; it's the starch they give off plus
the salt and water in which they were cooked. Drain them, rinse them and
make a dish with them.