Baked beans are a favorite side dish in the South. It's rare to go to a barbecue or to a pot luck dinner and not see a baking dish with baked beans.

Some baked beans are a whole lot better than other baked beans, and it takes some "doctoring up" to make the really yummy baked beans - the kind that means you come home with an empty casserole dish.

There are probably as many baked bean secrets in the South as their are Southern cooks. Most cooks add some catsup, honey, brown sugar or something sweet. Some add zip with onions or vinegar. Some baked beans feature bacon, others wieners and still others hamburger. There are just loads of ways to make baked beans your very own.