Baked Lima Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. lima beans
water
1 tsp. salt
2 medium onions
3 whole cloves
1 1/2 tsp. mustard
1 tsp. ginger
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. ketchup
8 slices bacon

Preparation

In saucepan, place beans in water to cover.
Add salt.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for about 1 hour.
Drain; reserve liquid.
Slice 1 onion into thin slices.
Stud the other onion with cloves.
In small bowl, mix mustard, ginger, brown sugar, sliced onion and ketchup with 1 cup of reserved liquid. Arrange 4 slices of raw bacon in bottom of a 1 1/2-quart casserole.
Add beans and pour on the liquid mixture.
Place whole onion in the center, pushing it down.
Arrange remaining bacon on top.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour.
Cover with lid or foil.