Baked Lima Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. lima beans
1 lb. brown sugar
1 lb. bacon
5 to 6 medium onions
1 tsp. soda
salt and pepper, to taste

Preparation

Soak beans overnight in large pot as they will swell.
Drain. Put fresh water on them.
Add 1 teaspoon soda, 1/2 bacon, 2 onions, salt and pepper.
Cook for 1 hour.
Drain, but save the juice.
In baking dish, put beans, rest of the bacon, onions and brown sugar.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 3 hours.
Add extra juice while baking if they get too dry.