Boston Baked Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. dried navy beans
1 1/2 qt. cold water
2 Tbsp. dark brown sugar
4 Tbsp. molasses
1 to 2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1 Tbsp. vinegar
6 slices crisp fried bacon
1/4 c. catsup

Preparation

Wash beans.
Place in a large saucepan. Add water.
Boil 2 minutes, then remove from heat and let soak 1 hour.
Boil soaked beans gently in sauce water for 45 minutes or until beans begin to soften. Drain beans, saving sauce water. Mix next 5 ingredients and catsup and add to beans in a baking dish.
Add enough sauce water to cover beans. Cook, covered, in a 250\u00b0 oven for 5 hours. Crumble fried crisp bacon and add to beans; cook another 1 hour, uncovered.