Butter Bean Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (No. 2) cans butter beans (4 c.)
4 slices bacon, cut up in pieces
1 1/2 c. chopped celery
1/2 c. chopped onion
2/3 c. light molasses
2/3 c. tomato catsup
2 Tbsp. prepared mustard
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 c. liquid from canned beans

Preparation

Brown the bacon; break into small pieces.
Remove bacon from pan.
Brown the celery and onion in the bacon drippings.
In a 2-quart casserole, combine the beans, bacon, celery, onion, molasses, catsup, mustard, salt and bean liquid.
Bake, uncovered, at 375\u00b0 for 1 1/2 hours.
Cover when the beans and sauce seem to have thickened enough.