Root Beer Baked Beans
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2 slices bacon, diced
1 small onion, diced
36 oz.can of baked beans
1/2 C. root beer (regular – not diet)
1/4 C. barbecue sauce
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
Hot pepper sauce, to taste
Fresh-ground black pepper, to taste

Cook bacon with onion in saucepan until bacon
is brown and crisp. Add remaining ingredients.
Heat to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring often,
until slightly thickened, about 20 minutes.