Grandma's Recipes for Mother and Daughter

by American Molasses Company

Frankfurters or bacon strips

Wash beans. Add cold water; soak overnight. Add salt. Cover saucepan. Cook in water in which beans were soaked until tender. Drain; save 2 cups bean liquid and mix with catsup, molasses, onion, mustard, and pepper. Pour beans into a 2-quart bean pot. Add liquid mixture. Arrange frankfurters or bacon strips over beans. Cover. Bake in moderately slow oven (325° F.) 2 hours. Uncover. Bake 15 to 20 minutes to brown frankfurters or bacon. YIELD: 8 to 10 servings.

BAKED BEANS (QUICK METHOD)

4 cups (2 lbs.) dried beans

Cold water

1 large onion

4 teaspoons salt

½ cup catsup

½ cup GRANDMA’S MOLASSES