Baked Beans 3 lb Navy beans, Northern
1 tb Baking soda
1 tb Salt
1 Jar (16 oz) Karo Blue Label syrup, looks like molasses
1/2 lb Brown sugar
2 Bottle (14 oz) ketchup
1 lb Salt pork, sliced (up to 2)
6 lg Maui onion, diced
Wash beans; soak overnight in a large bowl with plenty of water. Next day
drain; place beans in a large pot in fresh water and bring to a boiling
point. Add 1 tablespoon baking soda. Stir for a few minutes. Drain in
colander. Rinse pot and return beans to pot with fresh water. Bring to a
boil and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook until tender. Add 1 tablespoon salt
and simmer for an additional 5 minutes. Drain; retain water. In a large
casserole mix beans, Karo syrup, brown sugar, ketchup, sliced salt pork and
diced Maui onions. Bake in slow oven (275-300 degrees) for about 3 hours -
or longer. Add retained water, as needed. Absolutely fabulous beans!
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