There were a bit of a riff on that (though without the bucket of molasses) and the pork was replaced with veggie sausages as I was seeking to recapitulate the tins of beans and sausage but with a thoroughly middle-class sentiment. Cannellini beans (because they didn't have haricot) beans, scallion, garlic, tomatoes, tomato puree, smoked paprika, Worcester sauce, sherry vinegar, parsley, a dash of pomegranate molasses (all I've got) and a couple of hours on the hob. Worked quite well.
The New Englanders are quite competitive about their baked beans (and their chowders, of course).