AngRittenhouse

It's now February, 2020, and I just now was able to check back for now recipes. Thank you to all who have replied. I appreciate you more than you know. I've saved this to my home screen on my phone, so I hope to check back know often. If you figure out their recipe, please let me know!!! Thank you so much!! . -Angela

I live in Indianapolis now, so I'm trying to figure out some of these ingredients. :D

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Here is my secret, B & M brand baked beans. Use these in any reciepe. Hard to,find but I found them at Krogers west of here.. 

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LOL I know this was out of the blue. This is my first post here ever. Like I said, I've been looking for decades for this recipe.

Hey OTIS2,
I know this will be WEIRD seeing this here, but here's my story.

My name is Angela. My dad went to preaching school in West Monroe from 1980-1983. I was 10-12 at the time. We were dirt poor, but a couple times a year we were fortunate to be able to go out for a meal. My absolute favorite place was Podnuh's on Louisville Ave. I was very impressionable and was really learning to cook at the time. I absorbed flavors and ideas and tucked it all away for future reference. I'm 48 now. A long time has passed and I STILL remember this restaurant's baked beans. I know it sounds ridiculous and weird, but I've compared all other recipes to theirs. Mind you, I only had Podnuh's baked beans maybe, MAYBE 4 times in 2 1/2 years, but I remember loving them...lol

I've searched for copycat recipes for a few decades that I could try at home, but nothing has ever tasted the same. I'm a nurse, a mother of one and a wife. I have absolutely no intention of doing anything but cooking for me and my little family.

I'm reaching out to you for assistance...with guidance for ingredients for their beans. I'm willing to tinker with the how, it's just the "what" I need help with. Could you help me figure out what's all in the recipe? Or put me in touch with who can? Again, I have no commercial interest in this, only personal. This has stuck with me for 38 years. I've lived in Texas, too, but no other beans were as good. I haven't be in Louisiana since 1983. I doubt I'll be back.

Can you assist??
My humblest thanks to you... Angela

previous post of OTIS2 from 2008 or 2009