Baked Beans

Directions

1. 1
   Pick over dry beans and put in 6 to 8-quart kettle.
2. 2
   Wash, drain and put back in kettle.
3. 3
   Add cold water to about 5-inches above beans.
4. 4
   Soak overnight.
5. 5
   In the morning, drain beans. Return to kettle and add water to cover.
6. 6
   As beans boil you will need to add more water.
7. 7
   Cook just until the skins on beans begin to pop and beans are slightly soft.
8. 8
   (It is very easy to overcook and you will have a very mushy, paste-like dish of beans.)
9. 9
   Drain again and put into roaster.