Mennonite Traditional Baked Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups dried navy beans (or Great Northern beans)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 small bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 onion, diced
1 ham bone
1 cup cooked ham, diced
2 cups tomato juice (may need more or less)

Preparation

Put beans in a large saucepan, pour in enough water to cover. Soak beans overnight.
Drain beans, return to pan and add 3-4 cups fresh water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook until skins wrinkle; about 30 minutes.
In large covered roaster, combine salt, bay leaf, dry mustard, brown sugar, onion, ham bone and diced ham.
Drain beans and add to roaster.
Pour enough tomato juice over beans, just to cover.
Cover roaster and bake at 300\u00b0F for 4 hours, adding additional tomato juice or water, as necessary.