Cookbook:Boston Baked Beans

Ingredients

 * 6 rashers thick cut bacon, sliced (or 5 drops liquid smoke)
 * 4 cups canned kidney beans, rinsed and drained
 * ½ cup molasses
 * ¼ cup blackstrap molasses, plus more as needed
 * ¼ cup dark brown sugar
 * 2 tbsp dark rum
 * ½ tsp salt
 * ½ tsp black pepper
 * 1 tbsp dry mustard

Procedure

 * 1) Cook bacon. Separate the meat from the fat, and chop the bacon.
 * 2) Place 1 tbsp of the bacon fat into a large stainless steel pan. Add kidney beans and sauté over medium-high heat.
 * 3) Add rum and tilt to ignite. If you do not have a gas stove, simply light with a fire stick.
 * 4) Add remaining ingredients and chopped bacon and fold to combine.
 * 5) Bake in a 325°F oven for 1 ½ hours, adding blackstrap molasses occasionally to prevent drying.