I have not found a piece of pork in those cans in years! It used to be a sizeable piece. My first introduction to van camps beans was when I was 6, 72 yrs ago! The schoolboard started a hot lunch program and it was very good! Also had assorted campell soups too! Ron thanks for the post.
You could make multi grain bread using the wheat/flour, beets/sugar, and the sunflower seeds. Baked beans, and corn for a side dish. Plus maybe humas as a dip for the bread.
Yeah,.....I remember those days. We would put things on various parts of the engine to heat things up. If you wanted something to heat up fast and/or be slightly grilled/toasted, we would put it on the exhaust manifold. Say Hi to Jenny and Oliver for us.
Greetings from Germany, we also grow a lot of sugar beets. In our case, the harvest is different; a self-propelled driver harvests the sugar beets in one step and then places them on the edge of the field.
Beets in Germany are brought to the factory where they are sliced immediately. In the RRV, they are piled and frequently ventilated with natural cold air for very long periods. The RRV factories will run for 280-300 days where European factories might get to 100 days. Tremendous economic advantage for the Minnesota and North Dakota producers.
Haha very fun! I might have to try that. We have to leave 3%. Which isn’t the end of the world. Factories will have full stockpile capacity which is good.
The crown of the beet has the highest concentration of sugar impurities so it can increase your recoverable sugar % by scalping. We scalp them most of the time. Sometimes if the stand is tougher and the beets are irregularly sized we probably wouldn’t use them, but we like to if we can.
I have not found a piece of pork in those cans in years! It used to be a sizeable piece. My first introduction to van camps beans was when I was 6, 72 yrs ago! The schoolboard started a hot lunch program and it was very good! Also had assorted campell soups too! Ron thanks for the post.
You could make multi grain bread using the wheat/flour, beets/sugar, and the sunflower seeds. Baked beans, and corn for a side dish. Plus maybe humas as a dip for the bread.
When I was in the army we used to heat up our c-rations on the generator exhaust manifold. Worked really well.
Another great one, Mitch! As always, have a safe harvest! 🙏
Another great video! Always loved beet harvest!! Great memories
Yeah,.....I remember those days. We would put things on various parts of the engine to heat things up. If you wanted something to heat up fast and/or be slightly grilled/toasted, we would put it on the exhaust manifold. Say Hi to Jenny and Oliver for us.
Warming up the beans. I have done the same thing in a 3,800 horsepower V16 locomotive. Half an hour does the trick sitting on the coolant boiler.
I was on the opposite shift you was on.
We won't miss a beet!!😉
Greetings from Germany, we also grow a lot of sugar beets. In our case, the harvest is different; a self-propelled driver harvests the sugar beets in one step and then places them on the edge of the field.
Beets in Germany are brought to the factory where they are sliced immediately. In the RRV, they are piled and frequently ventilated with natural cold air for very long periods. The RRV factories will run for 280-300 days where European factories might get to 100 days. Tremendous economic advantage for the Minnesota and North Dakota producers.
Finding actual pork in Van Camps pork and beans is about as likely as winning the lottery.
I grew up in Robbin. If I had a nickel for every load of beets I hauled, I might have 50 dollars. LOL. Love you guys. Cary
Me too.
I grew up in Kennedy Mn
I grew up in Kennedy Mn
great video, your sugar beat harvest is fascinating
Thank you!
Enjoyed it👍👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it John!
Yall beet me to it!
In Idaho during potato harvest we would bake potatoes on the exhaust manifold. Are you going to have to leave any beets in the ground this year?
Haha very fun! I might have to try that. We have to leave 3%. Which isn’t the end of the world. Factories will have full stockpile capacity which is good.
@@beetfarminmitch just remember to turn the potatoes during the cook. Can't remember how long to cook them.
You still use the fmx/fm1000!?!
Haha yes! In our newer magnums we use the pro 1200, but back when we got these tractors we stuck with the Trimble.
@@beetfarminmitch we still use 4 fmx. And we were just complaining about trimming everything the other day and then I saw you are trimming too 😂
No pork? Are you living in a dream world?
hello curtis im john westman Davids son in Stephen mn
I don’t know who Curtis is, but I’m sure he’s a great guy.
Why do you scalp the tops . don't the flails do it good enough?
The crown of the beet has the highest concentration of sugar impurities so it can increase your recoverable sugar % by scalping. We scalp them most of the time. Sometimes if the stand is tougher and the beets are irregularly sized we probably wouldn’t use them, but we like to if we can.
done with taters, so ramp up the content