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Boston Baked Beans with Tomato Sauce

A historical recipe from The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, by Myrtle Reed (1905).

A historical recipe

The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, by Myrtle Reed (1905). Project Gutenberg eBook #37680.

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Source and licence

From The Myrtle Reed Cook Book, by Myrtle Reed (1905). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #37680 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37680). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. Prepare according to directions given for Boston Baked Beans.
  2. Chop an onion fine and cook it in a can of tomatoes for half an hour.
  3. Two hours before the beans are done, strain the tomato into the bean pot, adding a little at a time.