Charlie had been craving baked beans for quite some time, and we’d not managed to find anything in a can that tasted right to both of us.  Finally decided to try making them myself.  These were really tasty, if a bit sweet for my tastes.  Next time will likely try canned tomats as well as ketchup.  Then again, I’ve been thinking about making my own ketchup for ages, too, so…  we’ll see what happens.  I was a bit more..  generous with most of the spices compared to the recipe, which turned out to be a good thing.

1 lb small white navy beans

2 onions, sliced

2 bay leaves

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

Ham bone and leftover baked ham

2 c catsup

2 c light brown sugar

1/3 c vinegar

2-3 T Worcestershire sauce

1 T dry mustard

Soak beans in cold water as per instructions.  (Usually 6-12 hours in cold water.)  Drain beans, rinse under cold water.  Put in a 6 qt kettle, and cover with 5 c water.  Add onions, bay leaves, salt, pepper, ham bone, and leftover ham.  Bring to boiling.  Reduce heat and simmer 1 hour, or until beans are tender, adding more water if needed.  Remove ham bone (and bay leaves).  Preheat oven to 350.  Drain beans mixture, reserving liquid.  Put beans into a 4 qt baking dish.  Combine catsup, brown sugar, vinegar, W-sauce, and mustard.  Mix well.  Add to beans.  Add enough of the reserved liquid to cover.  Bake 3 hours.

I didn’t actually drain the beans, just added the rest to what was there, as it had cooked down sufficiently.  Recipe states 8-10 servings…  made quite a bit more than that for us.