Pinto Beans

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 c. dry beans
• 3/4 tsp. ground ginger
• 3 Tbsp. melted meat drippings
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt or to taste
• 1 heaping Tbsp. sugar

Directions

1. Look over beans and remove all split beans and gravel (if any).
2. Rinse well.
3. Put into 2 to 3-quart saucepan.
4. Add ginger; bring to boil and cover with lid.
5. Cook until beans have swollen and turned color, about 1 hour.
6. Add grease and salt and continue to cook, keeping water about 1-inch above beans at all times.
7. When beans begin to get tender, add sugar and cook until very tender.