Boston Baked Beans

I adapted a recipe from Yankee Magazine.  I changed a few things to what I had on hand (no cloves in the onion - ground cloves instead).  It is a recipe for "vegetarian" but not for the sake of vegetarian beans.  Rather, I was cooking for my mother, Lucy, and Annie all of whom have allergies/sensitivities to sodium nitrate.  I didn't want any salt pork/bacon/etc in the beans.