INGREDIENTS
- 2 lbs dry white beans
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 large yellow onion, peeled
- 1 lb bacon, chopped
- 8 tablespoons sugar
- 2/3 cup molasses
- 2 teaspoons dry mustard
- 4 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
DIRECTIONS
- FOR BOTH VERSIONS, soak the beans overnight in water.
- Drain, rinse and put beans in a large stockpot.
- Add enough water to cover beans along with the baking soda.
- Bring to boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- OVEN VERSION, preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
- Place the onion in the bottom of a 3 quart ovenproof casserole.
- Add half the bacon, add the beans and top with remaining bacon.
- Mix the sugar, molasses, mustard, salt and pepper together.
- Pour over the beans.
- Add just enough water to barely cover.
- DO NOT stir.
- Cover and bake for six hours (you may need to add a little water but be careful not to get the beans too wet).
- CROCKPOT VERSION, to fit into a 2 1/2 quart Crockpot cut ingredients in half.
- Place the onion in the bottom of the Crockpot.
- Follow with half the bacon, all the beans and the remaining bacon.
- Mix the sugar, molasses, mustard, salt and pepper together.
- Pour over the beans.
- Add just enough water to barely cover.
- DO NOT stir.
- Cover and bake for 7- 8 hours (you may need to add a little water but be careful not to get the beans too wet).
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