Honey-Baked Beans
2 cups navy beans
½ pound breakfast bacon, diced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon ginger
¾ cup honey
1 ½ tablespoons minced onion
➔Wash beans; cover with water; soak overnight. Cook slowly until skins burst
or until tender. Drain; reserve liquid. Place one-half of thbe bacon in bean pot
or casserole. Add beans. Add remaining ingredients combined with 1 ½ cups or the
reserved bean liquid. Place remaining bacon over top. Cover; bake (300F) 1 ½ hours.
Remove cover to brown last half hour. Add more water or bean liquid if necessary while
baking.
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