Baked Beans in Clay Pot
Ingredients
- 2 lbs navy beans, (white, dry)
- 12 cup ketchup
- 14 cup mustard
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 2 medium onions, coarsely chopped,
- 2 cups water
- 12 lb bacon, sliced,

Directions
Soak beans in cold water overnight.Drain.
Cover with fresh cold water.
Heat to boiling point then simmer 30 minutes.
Drain reserving 1 1/2 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,.

