Two Blackstrap Molasses recipes

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Did you guys know there was an accident in Boston, Massassachutses in 1919 that

killed 21 people? http://edp.org/molasses.htm

 

Anyway, here's two of my favorite molassess recipes. But when I was a kid, I'd

sneak into the kitchen for a spoonful of the stuff when my gran'mere wasn't

looking. I usually do the beans from dry but it is just too hot to do anything

from dry till the heat index gets under 104. (PS no, actually I cannot afford to

go buy another ac, thanks)

 

Fast Boston Baked Beans (without salt pork)

4 cups cooked or canned navy beans

1/3 (one third) cup of molasses, or more

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1 teaspoon dry mustard

1 teaspoon ground ginger (or less or none)

1 teaspoon salt (I don't use this)

1 tablespoon oil

1 large onion, sliced into rings or diced (if you are trying to hide it,

dice)

 

This version uses a crockpot, otherwise use the stove. Heat oil. Sauté onion

till translucent. Stir everything together. Put in crockpot, let it do its

thing. Eat with Boston Brown Bread, recipe follows.

 

Boston Brown Bread

One cup whole wheat flour

One cup rye flour

One cup corn meal

One and one half teaspoons baking powder

One teaspoon salt

One Half teaspoon baking soda

Two cups buttermilk

Three fourths of a cup of molasses

Two tablespoons shortening or oil

One cup dark, seedless raisins

Four empty, fifteen ounce type vegetable or fruit cans

 

Mix flours, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, baking soda in large bowl. Stir in

buttermilk, molasses, melted shortening, and raisins. Mix well.

 

Spoon batter into 4 well greased empty fruit or vegetable cans. (Actually

yes, I do recycle everything.) Cover with foil and tie with string. Place cans

on a rack in a large kettle. Pour in boiling water to come half way up sides of

cans. Cover and simmer for 2 ½ to 3 hours. Add more boiling water as

necessary to keep cans in boiling water half way up the cans. Remove from

kettle and remove foil. Cool in cans on rack for 10 minutes. Invert cans onto

rack. Note: If you have difficulty getting the loaves out, open the other end

of the can and slide the bread out. (Some cans aren’t built so that you can

do that, so in that instance, pierce the closed end to equalize pressure.)

Serve warm or slice leftover bread, toast. Freezes well.

 

Awesome (and traditional) with Boston Baked Beans (minus the pork ,bleah, yuk

ptooie.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Did you notice the part of the article about how just prior to the

explosion the owners painted the molasses tank brown so no one would

notice it was leaking & dangerous? Sometimes it seems like nothing

changes.

Peace,

Diane

 

 

, treazure noname

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in 1919 that killed 21 people? http://edp.org/molasses.htm

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