Real Old Fashion Oven Baked Beans

• 1 lb navy beans
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• water
• 1/2 cup light molasses
• 1/2 cup catsup
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons seasoning salt, Lawry's preferred
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 lb thick slab bacon, diced (thick sliced is OK)

1. THE NIGHT BEFORE:
2. Wash & sort beans for any small stones.
3. Place in a large kettle & cover with water, about 3 inches above the beans.
4. Cover & soak overnight.
5. THE NEXT MORNING:
6. Drain & add 6 cups fresh cold water.
7. Stir in the baking soda (this helps remove the "music" afterwards, but no guarantees. LOL!).
8. Cover & bring to a boil -- WATCH CAREFULLY so as to not boil over!
9. Reduce heat & simmer for 10 minutes.
10. Drain & reserve the bean water.
11. Preheat oven to 300u0b0.
12. Add remaing ingredients plus 2 cups of the reserved bean water.
13. Place everything into the bean pot (or whatever you're using) & cover.
14. (Use double-thick aluminum foil to cover if need to.).
15. Bake for 3 to 4 hours.
16. IMPORTANT: Check every couple of hours, adding more bean water if needed, so the beans don't cook dry.

navy beans, baking soda, water, light molasses, catsup, light brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, seasoning salt, mustard, black pepper, onion, bacon

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/real-old-fashion-oven-baked-beans-393941 (may not work)