Recipe - Moms Best Baked Beans

8 ounce Dried navy beans; uncooked
1 cup Onions; chopped
1 Garlic clove; finely
2 Cups; water
One fourth cup Brown sugar
2 tablespoon Molasses
1 tablespoon Vinegar
1 small Bay leaf
One half teaspoon Dry mustard
1/8 teaspoon Pepper
1/8 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon Ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon Ground allspice
1 cn Tomato sauce; (16 oz)

Rinse and drain beans. Place in a large bowl with remaining ingredients,
except tomato sauce. Mix well, cover and place in the refrigerator for 24
hours.

To cook:

Transfer bean mixture to a large ovenproof pot. Add tomato sauce. Bring to
a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 45 minutes.

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

Place pot in oven. Bake 4 hours, covered. Check beans after 3 hours and, if
necessary, add a little more water so that beans are covered. Remove and
discard bay leaf before serving.
Posted to recipeludigest by GramWag@aol.com on Feb 7, 1998