Tightwad Baked Beans
["2 lb. dried beans", "1 tsp. baking soda", "1 medium onion", "1/2 lb. bacon", "1/4 c. brown sugar", "1/2 c. molasses", "2 tsp. dried mustard", "1/2 tsp. salt"]
["Soak the beans overnight in cold water.", "In the morning pour off the soaking water and parboil beans with baking soda in fresh water until the skins are cracked when blown upon.", "Cut onion in quarters and put in the bottom of a beanpot or a large casserole dish.", "Add parboiled beans and put cut up bacon on top of the beans. Mix brown sugar, molasses, dry mustard and salt with a pint of water.", "If needed, add more boiling water while baking.", "Bake at 300\u00b0 for about 6", "hours."]
["beans", "baking soda", "onion", "bacon", "brown sugar", "molasses", "dried mustard", "salt"]