I have a big pot of pinto beans cooking on the stove, later I will make some biscuits.

[texanwitch]

I mixed in some sausage, garlic and pork.

Mixed with pinto bean seasoning, yes.

Now I need to make some ice tea.

[Xipe Totec]

1. Make flour tortillas instead!

Just about the same ingredients (plus shortening)



http://www.texasrollingpins.com/tortillarecipe.html

[texanwitch]

3. I don't have shortening right now.

I will save the recipe and it tomorrow.

There will be plenty of beans left, I made the whole bag.

[pintobean]

2. NOOOOooooo!!!!!!!!

Set them free.

[trof]

4. Oh, BABY!

Good eatin'.
Now you've inspired me to do the same...when it cools off a bit.

[texanwitch]

5. It is 102 right now, so gave up waiting for cooler weather.

I cooked the beans in old cast iron pot that belonged to my Grandmother.

Now all I have to do is turn off the heat and and it cool off a little.

Guests will arrive about 7 PM.

[trof]

6. I have my granny's cast iron frying pan and her skillet.

Wouldn't trade it for an equal weight of gold.
Well...maybe.
Lemme thing about that.
;-)

[texanwitch]

8. Everything taste better cooked in cast iron.

I can't begin to guess how many pots of pinto beans was cooked in this pot.

It smells like pinto beans.

[trof]

9. Biscuits vs cornbread?

In Alabama we'd usually make cornbread with beans.
:-)

[texanwitch]

11. I am making biscutis tonight because not everyone coming likes cornbread.

I like them both.

[trof]

14. What kinda sausage? Conecuh? Andouille?

[texanwitch]

17. Just a Czech style sausage made with pork and garlic.

My Grandfather had his own smokehouse and made his own.

The first cold front of the season, we were busy making sausage.

I still have the old meat grinder.

[trof]

20. AWRIGHT!

:thumbsup:

[MerryBlooms]

7. Yum! My dad sure knew his way around a pot of beans

after all these years, I still haven't been able to get it just right, nor his cornbread that was to die for.

Enjoy those beans and pass down a written recipe to those you love - it will save them years of aggravation.

[texanwitch]

10. I don't have it the same myself.

I need my Grandfather's home made sausage, and home grown garlic.

I am close.

[MerryBlooms]

12. You know, maybe we weren't meant to replicate it exactly

Maybe we're just meant to get so close, and the memories are what's supposed to be treasured and passed on?

[texanwitch]

13. What I would really like is my Grandmother's home canned corn.

They had a big garden the back, we canned everything.

[MerryBlooms]

15. Your Grandma's canned corn and my Gran's dandelion salad. n/t

[texanwitch]

16. People ate well back then.

Nothing to fancy but really tasty.

Nothing like a fresh chicken egg either.

Also we had what was called jaw bacon, best breadfest.

[MerryBlooms]

18. I don't remember anything about jaw bacon, but I do remeber

the can on the stove with the bacon drippings in it. lol, everything had bacon drippings in it, and especially the green beans on Sunday.

[texanwitch]

19. I think the bacon drippings gave food that extra taste.

I have a jar of bacon drippings, it belonged to my father.

It was his last jar before he died.

I hate to throw it away.

[InkAddict]

21. Don't forget some green, leafy...yum! eom