Baked Beans(Serves 175)

• 10 lb. Northern beans
• 2 Tbsp. baking soda
• 1 c. bacon grease
• 1/2 c. dark molasses
• 3 Tbsp. salt
• 2 1/2 c. white sugar
• 2 c. brown sugar

1. Sort and soak beans in cold water 3 times as much water as beans (soak overnight).
2. Do not change water, just pour off until 1 to 2 inches of water is left over beans.
3. Bring beans to rolling boil and scoop off scum.
4. Set kettle in sink.
5. Put 2 tablespoons baking soda in beans.
6. Empty water and rinse beans several times in water.
7. Cover beans with room temperature water level with beans or 1/2-inch above beans.
8. Add 1 cup bacon grease.
9. Boil until half tender, about 1/2 hour and no more.
10. Scoop out juice and save.
11. Add molasses, salt, sugar and brown sugar.
12. Bake in 2 stainless steel pans or Pyrex bowl.
13. Bake at 350u0b0 until beans come to a boil.
14. Turn oven down to 300u0b0.
15. Bake 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
16. If cracking on top or too dry, add saved juice or a mixture of sugar and water.
17. Beans get thicker as they cool, so make an allowance for it.

northern beans, baking soda, bacon grease, dark molasses, salt, white sugar, brown sugar

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=555267 (may not work)