Grandma Hall'S Hoppin John - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. dried Northern beans
1 onion, chopped
1/2 lb. bacon
1 can tomato sauce or ketchup
brown sugar to taste
1 Tbsp. mustard (to add spice)
1 c. instant rice

Preparation

Cook beans in boiling salt water until tender.
Add brown sugar.
Fry bacon and onions until bacon is crisp; drain and crumble bacon and add with onions to beans.