Bizarre question of the week for those of you that eat Van Camps canned beans...

starkiller
starkiller Posts: 2,723
edited July 2014 in The Clubhouse
I always eat Bush beans but decided to try a can of the Van Camps hickory beans as they were on sale :) Opened up the can and right in the top middle was this ball of, well, something...looks like congealed beans and fat and other things...is this normal for Van Camps? Been eating Bush beans for years and have never run across of lump/ball of congealed something in the can....
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    edited June 2014
    Eww!
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited June 2014
    Yes, many makers of beans put a piece of either pork fat or bacon in with the beans.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited June 2014
    cfrizz wrote: »
    Yes, many makers of beans put a piece of either pork fat or bacon in with the beans.

    + 1 on that
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited June 2014
    You just found the Bush Secret Family Recipe..........you'll never find weird **** in our beans!
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    edited June 2014
    george daniel wrote: »
    + 1 on that

    That is the good stuff.... Pork Fat Rules!!!!

    I prefer B&M bacon and onion flavor myself. My GF doesn't like them... and makes me sleep by myself when ever i eat them...They taste good but the after effects can be a bit harsh... But they ARE good for your heart!!!!
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited June 2014
    When I was a kid we always had. Pork and beans,potato chips,,and a burger or a dog when dad grilled,,,in some circles,,the pork was highly sought after,,,and I am not talking wimpy chips,,,we had the ones that you could actually scoop up the p&b with. He'll yes!
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,328
    edited June 2014
    george daniel wrote: »
    ,and I am not talking wimpy chips,,,we had the ones that you could actually scoop up the p&b with. He'll yes!

    Oh yeah....kettle style that still had the burnt ones, I was the one that picked and ate the burnt ones
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited June 2014
    Yep,, those chips build character,,^^^^^^ he knows what I'm talking about,,,hardcore chips,,out of a bag,,not a can,, ours even had the little silicone bag inside.
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    edited June 2014
    We used to get Charles Chips delivered when I was a kid... they were pretty good... I still have a can around here somewhere... Anybody remember those?
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited June 2014
    We use to argue on who would get the pork fat in the beans mmm, mmm, not are they only good for the heart but the more you eat the more you ---t, or was it beans beans the magical fruit the more you eat the more you ---t those who know can fill in the blanks.
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  • cnh
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    edited June 2014
    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    We used to get Charles Chips delivered when I was a kid... they were pretty good... I still have a can around here somewhere... Anybody remember those?

    I remember those. The cans were pretty big.

    To OP, you never found pork fat in Bush beans? Really?

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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    edited June 2014
    cnh wrote: »
    I remember those. The cans were pretty big.

    To OP, you never found pork fat in Bush beans? Really?

    cnh

    Hey they are still around....

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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited June 2014
    Always loved those Charles Chips, they were expensive ,but darn good. Use to buy the huge bag of Diller potato chips back in the day at Piggly Wiggly. Yep, heat those beans up and that glob of fat will flavor the heck out of the beans.
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  • pumpkinman
    pumpkinman Posts: 9,901
    edited June 2014
    Always found that fat in Campbells Pork & Beans too
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited June 2014
    Ah,, Charles chips,,, the total cure for the munchies!
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    edited June 2014
    All you need to do now its add a couple tbs of brown sugar & molasses, a couple teaspoon of ketchup & yes mustard, mince up some onion and toss in along with some bacon on top and put in a small casserole dish and bake it at 350 for awhile and you got some Better beans :)
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  • halo71
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    edited June 2014
    Sure it ain't a dead mouse balled up? ;o)
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  • drselect
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    edited June 2014
    george daniel wrote: »
    Yep,, those chips build character,,^^^^^^ he knows what I'm talking about,,,hardcore chips,,out of a bag,,not a can,, ours even had the little silicone bag inside.
    Weren't those the days that they came in a box with two bags in them? The days you got more chips than crumbs.
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,606
    edited June 2014
    I remember as a kid fighting for that lump of so called "pork".
    Simpler days. There's your food kids, eat it or go hungry!
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited June 2014
    drselect wrote: »
    Weren't those the days that they came in a box with two bags in them? The days you got more chips than crumbs.

    Oh yeah!
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  • boston1450
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    edited June 2014
    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    That is the good stuff.... Pork Fat Rules!!!!

    I prefer B&M bacon and onion flavor myself. My GF doesn't like them... and makes me sleep by myself when ever i eat them...They taste good but the after effects can be a bit harsh... But they ARE good for your heart!!!!
    that there is funny :) i use to be able to eat a whole can myself. Now almost 50 & it TEARS ME UP :sad: i miss eating B&M beans
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    edited June 2014
    Try the beans at famous daves... they are a meal all to themselves... make sure you hit the power windows lock out on the way home so everyone can enjoy them
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  • starkiller
    starkiller Posts: 2,723
    edited June 2014
    Yeah, Bush has pieces of pork fat but this stuff wasn't that by a long shot. Twas a ball of "stuff"...needless to say that was first and last can of Van Camps, now its back to Bush's, especially now that it's on sale here for 3 at $5 :)
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited June 2014
    boston1450 wrote: »
    that there is funny :) i use to be able to eat a whole can myself. Now almost 50 & it TEARS ME UP :sad: i miss eating B&M beans
    B&M makes some darn good beans!
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited June 2014
    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    Try the beans at famous daves... they are a meal all to themselves... make sure you hit the power windows lock out on the way home so everyone can enjoy them
    I wish we had Famous Dave's down here in TX. Those Wilbur beans look delicious.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,691
    edited June 2014
    cnh wrote: »
    To OP, you never found pork fat in Bush beans? Really?

    cnh


    I like both for different reasons. I have never found the pork "fat" in Bush's but they do have a nice chunk of very meaty bacon in them. I like the Bold Bush's then I add in more BBQ and spice mmmmm good.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited June 2014
    Wise regular potato chips. The industry standard.
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited June 2014
    I prefer Bush.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,606
    edited June 2014
    brgman wrote: »
    I prefer Bush.

    I tend to agree here....luv's me some bush.....beans.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,990
    edited June 2014
    There were chips in the midatlantic in my yoot called Gibbles that were good... "Nibble with Gibbles" -- dunno if they're still around.

    I haven't had 'em (or really any potato chips, for that matter) for quite a few years, but the Cape Cod chips are/were good.

    We had Charles Chips when I was a kid -- I remember the truck coming... I think it was biweekly.
    I liked the BBQ better than the plain (FWIW).
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