Baked Beans - Connecting Albert County

Ingredients

• 1 lb. dry baking beans
• 1 tsp. dry or prepared mustard
• 6 tbsp. brown sugar (or 3 tbsp. brown sugar plus 3 tbsp. maple syrup or molasses)
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp dried onion or 1 small chopped onion
• 1 tsp dried garlic or 1 fresh clove
• 2 tsp dried herbs of choice (I use oregano and summer savory)
• 1 cup crushed or bottled tomatoes (with no sugar added)
• 1 grated carrot
• *Optional - 1 pork chop or 3 strips bacon