#Molasses

Our Boston baked beans recipe uses beans, molasses, and salt pork with a long, slow cook in a dry oven to tenderize the beans and form a dark crust for the best flavor.

As these cool, the centers fall creating tiny ridges and canyons sparking with light coating of sugar. The flavor is pretty much unbeatable—rich and earthy with molasses and just the right hint of warm spice from the cloves and ginger.

You’ll want to eat this smoky, sweet, and tangy red pepper–walnut dip with everything.

In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader wondering if too much ashwagandha can harm the liver.