Crockpot Boston Baked Beans

Description
I adapted my grandmother's Boston baked beans recipe that we make in the crockpot. I left the mustard in but there's so little of it that you could easily leave it out.
 * Contributed by Sarah Natividad via FOODALLERGYKITCHEN Y-Group

Ingredients

 * 1 lb small white dry beans
 * ⅛ pound of salt pork or bacon (my son is allergic to pork so I used shortening and a little bit of smoke flavoring)
 * 3 tbsp brown sugar
 * 1 tsp salt
 * 3 tbsp molasses
 * ½ tsp mustard
 * 1 medium onion diced
 * ¼ cup catsup

Directions

 * 1) Prepare beans.
 * 2) Wash beans and remove clinkers (small rocks).
 * 3) Par boil in large pot or spaghetti cooker for 1½ hours.
 * 4) Drain.
 * 5) Place beans in slow cooker with other ingredients, add water just to cover the beans, and cook until beans are thick and dark brown, usually 8 – 12 hours stirring occasionally.
 * 6) For variations add more onions or condiments.
 * 7) For BBQ style, add chopped green pepper, double sugar and molasses and substitute BBQ sauce for catsup.