Baked Beans In Clay Pot - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs navy beans (white, dry)
1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup mustard
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
2 medium onions, coarsely chopped
2 cups water
1/2 lb bacon, sliced

Preparation

Soak beans in cold water overnight. Drain. Cover with fresh cold water. Heat to boiling point then simmer 30 minutes. Drain reserving 11/2 Cups cooking water.
In medium bowl mix ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, salt, pepper and cooking water and add another 1/2 cup water.
In a clay pot,cast iron or crockery pot, layer 1/3 bacon slices,onions, beans and ketchup mixture.
Repeat ending with beans. Cover with remaining bacon slices. Put lid on pot and bake in a 250* oven for about 8 hours.
With clay cooker you put the pot in a cold oven; heat to 400*. After 30 minutes reduce heat to 300*.Cook for 3 hours; reduce heat to 250* for another 1/2 hour.
Serve with a boiled potatoes, ham, fresh bread and ketchup,.