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Drain the beans and put them in a large saucepan.
Cover with plenty of fresh cold water. Bring to the
boil, then simmer over low heat for about 1 hour.
Drain the beans and reserve the cooking liquid.
Preheat a 150 degrees Celsius/Gas 2 oven.
Mix 450ml of the bean cooking liquid with the sugar,
mustard and molasses or treacle.
Mix the beans and onions in a casserole. Add the
molasses mixture and season. Cover and bake for 3
hours, stirring and adding more liquid occasionally.
Stir in the pieces of frankfurters of other sausage.
If the beans seem dry, add a little more of the reserved
cooking liquid.
Cover the casserole again and continue cooking for
a further 1 hour, stirring
occasionally.
Serve hot, in the casserole. |