Boston Baked Beans

2 cups navy beans or canned small white beans
1/2 pound bacon
1 onion, finely diced
3 Tbsp molasses
2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp dry mustard
1/2 cup ketchup
1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar

Soak beans overnight in cold water or use canned beans. Simmer the beans in the same water until tender, approximately 1-2 hours. Drain and reserve the liquid. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Arrange the beans in a 2 quart casserole dish or bean pot and layer them with bacon and onion. In a saucepan, combine molasses, salt, pepper, dry mustard, ketchup, worcestershire sauce and brown sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil and pour over beans. Pour in just enough of the reserved bean liquid to cover the beans. Cover the dish and bake 3-4 hours until beans are tender. About halfway through the cooking time, add a little more liquid, if necessary, to keep beans from getting dry.

This recipe goes great with ribs and tastes even better with a little bit of rib meat added in addition to the bacon.