Baked Lima Beans

Ingredients

• 1 pkg lima beans
• 1 No 2 can tomatoes solid pack
• 1 medium onion chopped
• ham or bacon
• 2 heaping Tbsp brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp vinegar
• 12 tsp baking soda
• salt to taste

Directions

1. Cover limas with water and bring to a rapid boil
2. Stir in baking soda water will turn green
3. Pour off add fresh water Parboil 3 times or until water boils clear
4. Add chopped onion meat and pepper to taste
5. Do not salt until beans have cooked long enough to taste saltiness of meat
6. Cook until beans are tender about 1 hour
7. Pour off excess stock and save for adding to leftover beans or soup
8. Lift tomatoes from juice in can chop and add to beans
9. To about 2 quarts of cooked beans add 2 tablespoons vinegar and 2 heaping tablespoonfuls brown sugar
10. Salt and season to taste
11. Pour into baking dish cover with sliced ham or bacon sprinkle with brown sugar and dot with butter
12. Bake 1 hour in moderate oven
13. Add tomato juice to excess bean stock for soup