Ingredients: Medium packet. I used 16 ounces of dry Northern beans.
3 to 4 meaty ham hock shanks; occasionally I used a meaty ham bone.
1 tiny, chopped white onion.
Add enough water to cover the beans.
Salt and pepper, to taste.
1/3 cup of light brown sugar.
Directions: -The first step I took was to sift the beans for stones, which I then rinsed with cold water.
-In the crockpot, I put the rinsed beans, onion, sea salt, and pepper, as well as the ham shanks, hocks, or ham, which I had previously sliced into big bits.