Preparation:
Rinse and sort beans. Place in a 5 quart saucepan, covering with 2' of wa ter. Bring to hard boil, uncovered and boil for 3 minutes. Remove from he at and stir. Cover and let stand for one hour. Pur off water, add fresh water to colver by 1". Bring to a boil, reduce t o simmer, and cook until beans are just tender, probably 1 hour at most. Reserving the cooking water, remove beans to a casserole with a lid, glaz ed pottery or glass. Put the onions into the beans. In a 1 quart measurin g cup combine the remaining ingreidents. Add enough reserved water to equ al 3 cups. Pour over beans. Cover and place in 275-300 F. oven for 5-8 ho urs. Check occasionally, adding liquid as needed. 1 hour before serving, remove lid and continue to bak |
