When I decide to have cooked beans, I always soak them with a teaspoon of baking soda and soak over night and in the morning I rinse the beans very well and then cook the beans. They might foam up some, but skim the foam off the water and cook till tender and then I add my ingredients., probably an hour or less, they cook fast when they are soaked in baking soda over night.
Beans, 1 lb. soaked over night in backing soda and water,
1 tablespoon of mustard,
Ketchup, add around a cup or so, more or less
one medium onion chopped small,
brown sugar to your taste. half cup or more packed,
Top with bacon and bake at 350 degrees till brown on edges
These beans are to die for.
When served, I add some white vinegar to it and yum, yum yum.
My husbands favorite beans, I have been making them for over fourty years and everyone loves them.