Crock Pot Old Settlers Potatoes

1 lb. ground chuck, cooked

1 onion, diced

3/4 lb. bacon, fried crisp

1 (16 oz.) can pork and beans

1 (15 oz.) can butter beans (limas in sauce)

1 (16 oz.) can dark red kidney beans, drained

1/4 c. catsup

1/4 c. barbecue sauce

1/4 c. brown sugar

1/4 c. granulated sugar

1 tbsp. liquid smoke

3 tbsp. white vinegar

1 tsp. Salt

Dash of pepper

2 tbsp. prepared mustard

2 tbsp. Molasses

Instructions

Drain chuck, crumble bacon. Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. Or cook on high for 4 hours. Makes 2 1/2 quarts – can be doubled for a 5 quart cooker. (*Suzanne covers cooked ground beef or sausage with a paper towel and presses it with a potato masher. You can remove even more fat doing this.)