RANCH BEANS

           3 15-oz cans navy beans           2 dashes tabasco
           1 medium onion, diced             1 cup ketchup
           2 tbsp brown sugar                ½ cup beer
           ⅛ tsp salt                        3 strips bacon
           ⅛ tsp pepper                      

Sauté onion. Mix all ingredients together and pour into a 1-½ qt casserole. Lay bacon strips over top. Bake at 350° for one hour.

Adapted from “Beans grown in Michigan” (1970). Discover more vintage recipes at the Padgett Sunday Supper Club (clubpadgett.com)!