Nolte'S Serious Beans

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb. bacon, cut up, browned, drained and reserved
• 1 lb. Polish sausage, thin sliced and browned
• 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
• 1 (15 oz.) can kidney beans
• 1 (15 oz.) can butter beans
• 1 (15 oz.) can lima beans
• 1 (15 oz.) can homestyle baked beans
• 1/2 c. ketchup
• 1/2 c. dry red wine
• 3 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 1 tsp. dry mustard
• 1 or 2 cloves garlic
• black pepper to taste
• Tabasco to taste (add last)
• 1 to 2 Tbsp. bacon fat