2 cups dried Lima beans
6 cups cold water
4 teaspoons salt
¼ cup catsup
¼ cup GRANDMA’S MOLASSES
2 tablespoons chopped onion
1 teaspoon dry mustard
¼ teaspoon pepper
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.