Slow Cooker Baked Beans with Maple Syrup

Ingredients

• • 4 1/2 cups (900 g) dry white beans or Navy beans
  • 6 cups (1.5 litres) cold water
  • 1 cup (250 ml) maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) ketchup
  • 1/2 lb (225 g) streaky salted pork, rind removed and chopped into lardons
  • 2 onions, coarsely chopped
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) salt
  • 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) ground pepper