this is exactly the problem, you think that what you think it means is what
all americans mean, and i am sorry to report that is not the case...
besides, a big part of the reason i read this group is that i want to know
what those in other lands and cultures think... when O first brought this up
i was excited for her because it was a new thing for her and her DH to
explore... and i was excited for me because i just knew there would be a
thousand takes on what baked beans were... limiting oneself to the
"traditional" way you always did it whatever "it " is is just too boring. as
an example
cooking the baked beans to me just means slow and low, never at a boil past
the first few minutes if using dry beans, i have eaten them cooked in an
oven, from the stove top, from the back of a gas grill, from a smoker, and
an open fire, also from a fire place hook.

Lee
"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 5 May 2011 21:53:17 -0400, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
>> "sf" wrote
>> > "Ophelia" wrote:
>>
>> >> > I wouldn't call those "baked" beans, even if you did cook them in
>> >> > the
>> >> > oven. The term "Baked beans" in the USA connotes an addition of
>> >> > molasses and neither way would be considered a candidate for refried
>> >> > beans in my kitchen.
>> >>
>> >> LOL I can't say I care much
>> >>
>> > About what?
>>
>> Just a language usage difference there. No insult intended. In many
>> lands,
>> 'baked beans' just translates to 'used the oven'. Our infamous 'green
>> bean
>> cassrole' would be called 'baked beans' in generic elsewhere.
>
> My point is that since we are mainly Americans here, those who are not
> should be on our page. I feel no need to start talking about baked
> beans and mean anything other than what the term means here.
>
> --
> I love cooking with wine.
> Sometimes I even put it in the food.