Southern Sweet Beans

• 8 ounces bacon, fried crisp and crumbled
• 30 ounces pork and beans
• 12 ounces cola, Royal Crown (RC Cola)
• 1 large apple, peeled, cored and chopped
• 1 large white onion, chopped
• 1 cup catsup (I use Red Gold brand)
• 3 tablespoons molasses (or, brown sugar)
• 3 tablespoons butter, divided
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons prepared mustard
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar (or, cider vinegar)
• 12 teaspoon garlic powder
• 12 teaspoon white pepper

1. After you've fried the bacon crisp, pour off most of the grease and fry the apples in the same skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes and then add in the molasses.
2. Cook for one more minute, remove from heat, and set aside.
3. In a large cooking pot, blend the bacon, beans (with juice), RC cola, catsup, 2 tablespoons of the butter, chili powder, mustard, vinegar, garlic powder, and white pepper.
4. Add the molasses and apples to the bean mix and then add the remaining tablespoon of butter to the pan in which you cooked the apples.
5. As soon as it melts, pour in the onions and cook them until they are tender.
6. Add the onions to the bean mix.
7. Simmer the beans over low heat, UNCOVERED, for one hour until they reduce by about half.
8. Serve or refrigerate until use.

bacon, pork, cola, apple, white onion, catsup, molasses, butter, chili powder, mustard, red wine vinegar, garlic, white pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/southern-sweet-beans-249044 (may not work)