Title: CSD Picnic Beans
Yield: About 20 Servings

Ingredients

1 lb can of butter beans
1 lb can of green lima beans
1 lb can of red kidney beans
2 18-oz jars of B&M baked beans
1 lb bacon, diced
1 lb roll of Bob Evans Original Recipe sausage
2 onions, finely chopped
1/2 cup vinegar
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp dry mustard

Instructions

Drain beans slightly, and mix together in a large pot.

Fry bacon until crisp, saving grease.   Add bacon to beans.

Fry sausage until pink disappears.   Add sausage to beans.

Add onions, vinegar, sugar, and spices to grease and simmer for 20 minutes.

Pour onion mixture over beans and bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Notes

This recipe has been a family favorite for many years.  I originally got it around 1975 from Virgina Canright (who got it from Pat Haley) when I began to take part in organizing the Computer Services Division picnics.   It has undergone many variations since that time; this is the original recipe (except for the Bob Evans sausage).  It's a cinch to make and always a crowd pleaser.

Key to this recipe are the two jars of B&M baked beans and the cup of brown sugar.  Also, don't drain the beans too much; if necessary you can drain a little more just before serving.

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