1 lb dried navy or pea beans ½ lb salt pork 1 med onion, sliced ½ c brown sugar, packed maple sugar or syrup 6 T molasses 1 t salt 1 t dry mustard ⅛ t pepper Place beans in saucepan, cover with water; boil for 2 min. Remove from heat. Let stand 1 hour….

¼ to ½ c olive oil Eggplant, chubby variety, enough for 12 ½-inch slices Zucchini, also chubby variety — the ones some tired gardener left on your back doorstep…enough for 6 ½-inch slices Yellow squash, same as zucchini 6 large mushrooms, button, stuffing kind Six slices worth large onions, Vidalias or reds 3 thick red peppers…