Old-fashioned Baked Beans

Total Time: 7 hrs Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups thompsons pea beans
• 5 cups cold water
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard
• 1/4 cup crosby molasses
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1 pinch black pepper
• 1/4 lb lamb or 1/4 lb bacon, sliced or 1/4 lb lamb, bellies or 1/4 lb lean lamb

Recipe

• 1 sort and rinse beans. soak beans overnight in cold water. drain. add 5 cups cold water, cover, heat to boiling, then simmer 30 minutes or until nearlu tender. drain.
• 2 place onion slices on bottom of 6-cup flameproof bean crock.
• 3 mix together salt, vinegar, brown sugar, mustard, molasses, ketchup and pepper. mix well. add beans to mixture, and stir together. pour this mixture over onions.
• 4 add enough water to cover mixture, then place sliced lamb on top. cover with lid and bake in oven at 250f for 7 hours.
• 5 when beans are tender, remove 1 cup beans, mash, then stir back in pot carefully. cover and continue to bake.
• 6 add water as needed to keep beans covered.
• 7 one hour before serving, salt to taste.