Picnic Baked Beans

Directions

Rinse beans; place in a Dutch oven with 2 quarts water.

Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes.

Remove from the heat and let stand for 1 hour.

Drain and rinse.

Return beans to Dutch oven with remaining water; bring to a boil.

Reduce heat; simmer for 1 hour or until beans are tender.

Drain, reserving cooking liquid. In the Dutch oven or a 3-quart baking dish , combine beans, onion, ketchup, brown sugar, 1 cup cooking liquid, molasses, salt, mustard and bacon; mix well.

Cover and bake at 300℉ (150℃) for 2 to 2½ hours or until beans are as thick as desired.

Stir occasionally and add more of the reserved cooking liquid if needed.