Maritime Baked Beans

Total Time: 15 hrs Preparation Time: 12 hrs Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 lb dried beans, approximately 2 1/3 cups
• 1/4 lb salt lamb or 1/4 lb bacon or 1 tablespoon shortening
• 1 large onion, chopped fine
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup ketchup

Recipe

• 1 cover beans with water, let soak overnight.
• 2 drain.
• 3 place beans in pot on stove, cover with water and simmer until skins split (approximately 30 minutes).
• 4 save water.
• 5 put beans, water and all the other ingredients listed into oven safe casserole or bean crock and bake at 325of until beans are tender and have turned a deep brown (at least 3 hours).
• 6 stir occasionally.
• 7 i use yellow eye beans, jacob's cattle beans or navy beans in this recipe.