Chuckwagon: Fart and Dart Beans

The following recipe for Fart and Dart Beans is not an actual 1800’s cattle drive recipe.  However, it is in the spirit of the bean dishes the cowboys ate.  Even better yet, it tastes great.

Fart and Dart Beans

Mix together one 16 ounce can of the following: Pinto beans, pork & beans, red kidney beans, lima beans, white northern beans and butter beans.

1 lb cut up bacon                             1 chopped onion

½ tsp minced garlic                          ½ tsp prepared mustard

½ cup vinegar                                   1 cup brown sugar

Fry the bacon until done, but not crisp.  Pour beans, bacon, onion and garlic into large pan and mix.  Simmer for 15 minutes a combination of the mustard, vinegar and brown sugar.  Pour the liquid over the beans and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.  Mix the beans a couple of times during the cooking process.

*Courtesy of Chronicle of the Old West newspaper, for more click HERE.