CALICO BEANS

Many of us are trying to eat less meat and more vegetables. It's a hard transition to make, accustomed as we are to a dinner plate half filled with meat and the other half filled with a portion

of potatoes (or a substitute such as rice or pasta) and the remaindr (about one fourth of the plate)

with a simple vegetable such as green beans or broccoli. The first step to eating more vegetables

is to prepare vegetable dishes, not just open a can. Here is a good recipe to get started on a low

meat diet. Its blend of beans and seasonings is so tasty, you won't miss the meat.

To begin, brown one half pound of ground beef along with one half pound of diced bacon and

one large chopped onion. Cook and stir until beef is no longer pink, then drain fat. Stir into meat mixture, one half cup of catsup, one teaspoon of salt, two teaspoons of prepared mustard and four teaspoons of cider vinegar.

In a three quart casserole combine three fourths of a cup of firmly packed brown sugar with a

thirty-two ounce can of pork and beans. Add a fifteen ounce can, drained, of chick peas and a ten ounce package of frozen lima beans (thaw under hot running water). Drain a fifteen ounce can of kidney beans and add them to the casserole. Stir all beans and brown sugar together and when they are well mixed stir in the meat mixture. Cover casserole and bake at 350 degrees for

about one hour, until yhe mixture is hot and bubbly. Garnish with additional crisp bacon bits,

if desired. This recipe serves about eight.

CALICO BEANS

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