Hi Merry ! How have you been? i'm sorry that I
haven't replied for so long, but I've been real busy
at work ( I'm a caterer and manage a coffee shop ).
ANYWAYS...It looks like we aren't related...but cool
thought anyway,huh?? I'm an only child ( no sister)
divorced...but I do have four children...ages 16..
13..11..5..But sometimes i do wish they were all
grown up..just sometimes.hahaha...I found a recipe
for five bean salad in my Southern Living cookbook.
Will this help?

Five-Bean Salad

8 slices bacon
2/3 cup sugar
2 TBSP.cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
3/4 cup vinegar
1/2 cup water
1-15 oz. can red kidney beans,rinsed and drained
1-16 oz. can cut green beans,drained
1-16 oz. can lima beans,drained
1-16 oz. can wax beans,drained
1-15 oz. can garbanzo beans ( chick peas) drained
1 small onion,sliced thin and separated into rings

Cook bacon in dutch oven until crisp ; drain well,
reserving 1/4 cup drippings in pot. Crumble bacon
and set aside.
Add sugar,cornstarch,salt and pepper to drippings in
pot ; stir until smooth.Gradually add vinegar and
water; cook over medium heat,stirring constantly,
until thickened and bubbly.
Add beans to pot; cover and simmer 15 minutes.
Add onion,tossing gently.Spoon salad into serving
dish..sprinkle with crumbled bacon. Serve immediately.
10-12 servings.

Merry,I will keep looking when I can for another recipe
for you.I will email my email address to Betsy at
Kitchenlink and ask her to forward it to you,So reply
with your address on it for her,okay??
Well, have a great Sunday, write soon.