Baked Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. beans (California pea beans or New York State beans preferred)
1/2 lb. sauteed bacon or 1/2 lb. salt pork
8 Tbsp. sugar
2/3 c. molasses
2 tsp. dry mustard
4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 medium size onion
1 1/2 qt. water

Preparation

Soak beans overnight. In the morning, parboil them for 10 minutes with a teaspoon of baking soda.
Then run cold water through the beans in a colander.