Baked Black Beans and Sausage

3 cups dried black turtle beans
4 cups chicken or vegetable stock
8 ounces smoked sausage -- chopped
3 cups chopped onions
2 cups salsa
1/2 cup fancy molasses
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons cold water

Rinse beans. In bowl, cover beans with 3 times their volume of water. Let soak for 12 hours or overnight; drain.

Use 18- to 24-cup (4. 5 to 6 L) slow cooker; cook beans with stock on High for 3 hours or until tender. Add remaining ingredients except for cornstarch and cold water; cook on High for 3 hours. Whisk cornstarch with cold water; stir into slow cooker. Cook on High for 15 to 20 minutes or until thickened.

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