Friedel's Old Fashioned Baked Beans

I tried many recipes before i found this one and i think it is the best baked bean recipe ever!! It is worth every single minute of cooking, enjoy!!

Soak beans overnight in cold water.

Drain.

Rinse beans , then place in a saucepan along with the cold water.

Heat water to boiling and simmer beans for 30 minutes , then drain.

Place onion slices in the bottom of a 6 cup casserole.

Mix seasonings and turn into the pot.

Add beans and water to cover.

Arrange bacon on top , before covering and baking in an oven for 7 hours at 250 f.

In the middle of the cooking , when the beans have become soft enough , remove 1 cup of beans , mash and then stir back into the pot.

Cover and continue to bake , adding water as needed to keep the beans just covered.

One hour before serving , remove cover to darken the beans.

white pea beans, water, onion, salt, cider vinegar, prepared mustard, brown sugar, molasses, tomato ketchup, bacon, pepper