Auntie Betty's Baked Beans

Title:
Auntie Betty's Baked Beans

Yield:
20 Servings

Categories:
Beans,
Crowds,
Family




Ingredients:





     3 lb Navy beans, Northern


     1 tb Baking soda


     1 tb Salt


     1    Jar (16 oz) Karo Blue Label


          -syrup, looks like molasses


   1/2 lb Brown sugar


     2    Bottle (14 oz) ketchup


     1 lb Salt pork, sliced (up to 2)


     6 lg Maui onion, diced






 Wash beans; soak overnight in a large bowl with plenty of water. Next day


 drain; place beans in a large pot in fresh water and bring to a boiling


 point. Add 1 tablespoon baking soda. Stir for a few minutes. Drain in


 colander. Rinse pot and return beans to pot with fresh water. Bring to a


 boil and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook until tender. Add 1 tablespoon salt


 and simmer for an additional 5 minutes. Drain; retain water. In a large


 casserole mix beans, Karo syrup, brown sugar, ketchup, sliced salt pork and


 diced Maui onions. Bake in slow oven (275-300 degrees) for about 3 hours -


 or longer. Add retained water, as needed. Absolutely fabulous beans!


 


 Me ke aloha, Mary


 


 NOTES : E hele mai oukou e ai!  (Come and eat!)


 


 Recipe by: Betty Sullivan Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange


 Newsletter  by MarySpero@prodigy.com (MS MARY E SPERO) on 8 Ju, l 1997