Beer Baked Beans

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. dried white beans--Great Northern or your choice
• 1/2 lb. salt pork, diced into large pieces
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 tbsp. catsup
• 2 tbsp. prepared spicy brown mustard
• 1 tbsp. plus 1/2 tsp dry mustard
• 3 tbsp. brown sugar
• Salt to taste
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 8 oz. beer

Directions:

1. Soak beans overnight in cold, lightly salted water. Pour the water off in the morning. Cover again with fresh water, add a little salt. 
2. Bring beans to a boil and simmer for 45 minutes. Drain and save the water. Put the beans in a bean pot.
3. Mix together the catsup, molasses, mustards, brown sugar, and a little salt to taste. Stir a little of the saved hot water into the seasonings. 
4. Add the onions, seasonings, and beer to the beans. Add the salt pork and add enough of the leftover hot water to cover the beans. Cover pot tightly.
5. Bake at 250℉ for 6-8 hours. Check the beans periodically and add extra water if the top of the beans are drying out.

Submitted by Jan Luepke