Baked Lima Beans

2 cups dried lima beans
6 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 teaspoon mustard
3 tablespoons molasses
1 and 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 cup boiling water

Cover the beans with cold water and let soak overnight. The next day, drain the beans
and cover with fresh water in a cooking pot. Simmer until the beans are tender, then
drain the beans and put the beans back into the pot. Add the bacon. In a bowl, mix the
mustard, salt, pepper, sugar and ginger with the boiling water. Then add in the molasses
and mix well. Pour this mixture over the beans. The mixture should completely cover the
beans, but if it doesn't add a little more boiling water. Bake the bean mixture in a
covered bean pot at 250 degrees for about 4 hours. Stir occasionally and add water if it
looks too dry. After four hours, uncover the beans and raise your oven heat to 300
degrees. Continue to bake until the beans are tender and browned on top.



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