Name: Smoky Mountain Coal Stove Beans
Ingredients: 2 c Dried navy beans; 2 ts Salt; 2 lg Garlic cloves -- minced; 1 lg Onion -- minced; 1 1/3 c Tomato juice; 2 c Brown sugar; 2 ts Molasses; 1/2 ts Dry mustard; Bacon, ham, or weiners

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Beans	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Dried navy beans
2	ts	Salt
2	lg	Garlic cloves — minced
1	lg	Onion — minced
1 1/3	c	Tomato juice
2	c	Brown sugar
2	ts	Molasses
1/2	ts	Dry mustard
		Bacon, ham, or weiners

INSTRUCTIONS

Cover beans with water; soak overnight.  Add salt to beans; simmer until
tender.  Blend garlic, onion and tomato juice, add to beans. Add sugar,
molasses, mustard, and meat; pourinto a 2 1/2 quart bean pot. Bake at 350F
until beans absorb most of liquid.  Stir occasionally while baking.
Recipe By     : The Little Mountain Bean Bible Cookbook
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