Real Boston Baked Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. dried navy beans
1 medium onion, diced
1/2 c. molasses
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1/4 c. packed brown sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/4 lb. lean salt pork, diced

Preparation

Pick over beans and rinse.
Place in a large bowl; add water to cover; let stand overnight and drain.
Combine beans and onion in a large saucepan, add water to cover, heat to boiling and 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 of the beans into an 8-cup bean pot or baking dish.
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 in a slow oven (300\u00b0) 4 hours or use a crock-pot at medium setting. Uncover and bake 1 hour longer, or until beans are deep brown, tender and as dry as you like them.
After 2 hours of baking, check beans and if they seem dry, add more saved bean liquid to keep them moist.
This is a treat served with brown bread and butter.