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                            Picnic Baked Beans

Recipe By     : Taste of Home magazine
Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Beans                            Barbecue

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1 1/2  lb            Dry navy beans (3 c)
   4      qt            Water -- cold, divided
   1      md            Onion -- chopped
   1      c             Ketchup
   1      c             Brown sugar
   2      tb            Molasses
   1      tb            Salt
   2      ts            Dry mustard
     1/4  lb            Bacon -- cooked and crumbled

Rinse beans; place in a Dutch oven with 2 qt water. Bring to a boil;
reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let
stand for 1 hour. Drain and rinse.

Return beans to Dutch oven with remaining water; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat; simmer for 1 hour or until beans are tender. Drain,
reserving cooking liquid.

In the Dutch oven or a 3 qt baking dish, combine beans, onion,
ketchup, brown sugar, 1 cup cooking liquid, molasses, salt, mustard,
and bacon; mix well. Cover and bake at 300°F for 2 to 2-1/2 hours or
until beans are as thick as desired. Stir occasionally and add more
of the reserved cooking liquid if needed.

Yield: 16 Servings

Posted by: Debbie Carlson (D.Carlson), GEnie


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