Beer makes batters better, meat more tender, and sauces more flavorful.

1 pound dry Great Northern beans or other dry beans, soaked overnight and drained
1 large onion
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup molasses
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 pound bacon
Place beans in large kettle. Cover with water, sprinkle with 1 tablespoon baking soda. Bring to boil. Cook covered for 30 minutes or until beans are just tender. Drain; reserve liquid.
Combine salt, molasses, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and brown sugar. Place 1/3 of beans in crock pot with small amount of reserved liquid. Cover with 1/3 of molasses mixture. Place 3 slices of bacon on top. Place onion on top of this layer. Repeat layers; add part of reserved liquid with each layer. Cover beans with liquid.
Cook on low and for 8 to 10 hours or until beans are tender.
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reviews & comments
June 13, 2014
First of all let me say this recipe is the best tasting beans I have ever made. I have tried tons of bean recipes over the years, trying to find a favorite but all were missing that one thing. I made a couple of changes: I used 1/2 lb of maple bacon and I used 1 big vadalia onion cut in fourths and put 2whole cloves into each. I misunderstood the directions though it said to bring to a boil and cook covered for 1/2 hour or just tender. I thought that meant keep it on high😳 it kept boiling over until the lightbulb in my head said duh!!! Lower the heat silly. 😋so by that time the beans were already cooked I kept doing the recipe though. I cooked on low in the crockpot for about 5 hours and they were a little mushy but wee so yummy I didn't care. Hubby loved too. I am making them again this weekend. Will be ecstatic if they come out great this time. I am hoping this will be "the recipe" finally.