| 1 | Presoak beans. |
| 2 | Drain. |
| 3 | Combine dry ingredients and mix with beans; stir in other ingredients. |
| 4 | Pour into 1 ?qt. or 2 qt. baking dish or bean pot. |
| 5 | [obviously, if you double the recipe like i did, you"ll need a bigger pot :-] pour in boiling water to cover. |
| 6 | Cover. |
| 7 | Bake at 300 °F for 6 hours; add a bit of boiling water if needed. |
| 8 | (crock-pot method: cook on low 8-10 hours). |
| 9 | Comments: i just dumped everything on top of the beans and stirred them; then covered them with hot tap water. |
| 10 | They took a lot longer than 10 hours to cook, but that might have been due to too-low heat on the crockpot. |
| 11 | (also, reportedly vinegar and other acid substances need to be added at the end of cooking else they"ll make the beans tough). |
| 12 | These beans were *really* good. |
| 13 | The caramelized onions were even better. |
| 14 | I"ve enjoyed the beans plain, with barbecue sauce, and with spinach and corn added. |