Old Fashioned Boston Baked Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb white pea beans
2 medium onions, sliced
1/4 cup molasses
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 cup ketchup, to be added near the end of cooking
1 tablespoon brown sugar, packed
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon black pepper or 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper flakes
4 cups hot water
2 slices bacon, chopped (I used thick slices of bacon, chopped)

Preparation

Rinse beans; discard any discoloured ones. In large saucepan, soak beans overnight; drain. Add water to cover by at least 2 inches. Bring to boil and simmer for 30 minutes; drain.
In bean pot or 8 cup casserole, spread onion slices.
Add drained beans.
Combine molasses, tomato paste, sugar, vinegar, salt, mustard, pepper and hot water.
Pour over beans and top with chopped bacon.
Cover and bake in 250 degree oven for 6 hours; uncover and add about 1/2 cup ketchup -- and stir. Add more water if you need to. Bake uncovered for another hour.