Ingredients:
- 1 lbs. Dried Beans (navy beans, soldier beans, Great Northern beans, etc.)
- 1/4 lbs. Salt Pork
- 1 Medium Onion
- 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Un-sulfured Molasses
- 1 tsp. Dry Mustard
- 1 Pint Water
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Directions:
- Pick the beans over for blemished beans, rinse and soak overnight in cold water
- Then in the morning, bring the beans to a boil and boil until the skins break. Then drain the water (You may if desired use the water to cover the beans during baking.).
- Slice the salt pork into pieces.
- Peeled the onion and quartered but not cut through.
- Nestle in the middle bottom of the bean pot the onion and place the salt pork around the onion.
- Add the drained beans.
- Bring the pint of water to a boil and add the brown sugar, molasses, mustard, salt and pepper.
- Add the mixture to the beans and add additional water to cover the beans.
- Bake at 250o F for 6 - 7 hours. Adding boiling water as necessary to cover the beans while cooking.
Toward the end of baking I usually let the water level drop so that the top layer of beans get a nice crust on them.
