Recipe: Baked Beans

Per several requests, here’s the famous baked bean recipe:

3-pound can of prepared beans (of the pork ‘n’ bean variety)

1 1/4 c. brown sugar (I use a little less.)

1 1/2 tsp. dry mustard

3 onions, diced

9 slices of bacon, chopped and fried crisp, drained

3/4 c. catsup

Combine all of the ingredients in a large casserole dish. Bake, uncovered, in a 325-degree oven for 3 hours.

This recipe comes with a saucy bit of gossip. When I was young I thought that this was my Mom’s recipe. Turns out it’s originally from my “Aunt” Alma, my Grandfather’s girlfriend. We kids always knew Grandpa Roy had a girlfriend. What we didn’t know, until years later, was that “Aunt” Alma had been in the picture even before Grandma died.