Calico Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. hamburger
1/2 lb. diced bacon
1 c. chopped onion
1/2 c. catsup
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dry mustard
2 tsp. vinegar
1 (No. 2) can pork and beans
1 can red kidney beans
1 can green lima or butter beans

Preparation

Brown together in skillet hamburger and bacon.
Add onion when partially brown to cook until tender.
Drain grease.
Drain liquid from lima and kidney beans and reserve to add if needed.
Mix all ingredients together and place in crock-pot on low.
Heat for 2 to 3 hours, adding some of the reserved liquid if needed.
I vary the kinds of beans and also use regular mustard instead of dry sometimes.
If desired, you may increase the amount of hamburger or brown sugar.
It is a flexible recipe; you can use what you have on hand.