Recipe By : The Little Mountain Bean Bible Cookbook
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Beans
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 lb Dried white pea beans
1 md Onion -- diced
1/2 c Molasses
1/2 ts Dry mustard
1/4 c Brown sugar -- packed
1 ts Salt
1/4 lb Lean salt pork -- diced
Pick over beans and rinse. Place in a large bowl; add water to cover.
Let stand overnight; drain.
Combine beans and onions in a large saucepan; add water to cover;
heat to boiling; cover. Simmer 45 minutes, or until skins of beans
burst when you blow on several in a spoon. Drain liquid into a small
bowl.
Measure 1 cup of the bean liquid and combine with molasses, mustard,
brown sugar, and salt in a bowl. Layer half of the salt pork and all
wf the beans into an 8 cup bean pot. Pour molasses mixture over top;
add just enough more saved liquid to cover beans. Top with remaining
salt pork, pressing down into liquid; cover.
Bake at 300°F for 4 hours; uncover. Bake 1 hour longer, or until
beans are deep brown, tender, and as dry as you like them. After
2 hours baking, check beans, and if they seem dry, add more saved
bean liquid to keep them moist.
