Ingredients
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1 lb navy beans
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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water
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1/2 cup light molasses
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1/2 cup catsup
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1/2 cup light brown sugar
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2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
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2 teaspoons seasoning salt, Lawry's preferred
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1 teaspoon dry mustard
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1 teaspoon black pepper
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1/2 cup onion, chopped
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1/2 lb thick slab bacon, diced (thick sliced is OK)
Instructions
- THE NIGHT BEFORE:
- Wash & sort beans for any small stones.
- Place in a large kettle & cover with water, about 3 inches above the beans.
- Cover & soak overnight.
- THE NEXT MORNING:
- Drain & add 6 cups fresh cold water.
- Stir in the baking soda (this helps remove the "music" afterwards, but no guarantees. LOL!).
- Cover & bring to a boil -- WATCH CAREFULLY so as to not boil over!
- Reduce heat & simmer for 10 minutes.
- Drain & reserve the bean water.
- Preheat oven to 300°.
- Add remaing ingredients plus 2 cups of the reserved bean water.
- Place everything into the bean pot (or whatever you're using) & cover.
- (Use double-thick aluminum foil to cover if need to.).
- Bake for 3 to 4 hours.
- IMPORTANT: Check every couple of hours, adding more bean water if needed, so the beans don't cook dry.