Old Fashioned Baked Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. dry navy beans
10 slices bacon
6 c. cold water
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/4 c. molasses
1 medium chopped onion
2 tsp. dry mustard

Preparation

Rinse beans.
Combine beans and water in Dutch oven.
Cover and boil 2 minutes; remove from heat.
Let stand 1 hour or overnight.
Add salt.
Simmer, partially covered, for 1 hour, or until beans are tender.
Drain, reserving 3/4 cup of liquid.
Cut bacon into 1-inch pieces.
Combine uncooked bacon, brown sugar, molasses, onion and dry mustard in slow cooker.
Add 3/4 cup reserved liquid.
Cover; cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 4 hours, stirring occasionally.