Boston Baked Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pt. pea beans
1 small onion
1/8 lb. salt pork
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1 Tbsp. molasses

Preparation

Soak beans in cold water overnight.
Drain and put in bean pot.
Pour boiling water over salt pork.
Scrape the rind until white, score in 1/2-inch strips and bury in beans.
Leave only rind showing.
Mix salt, mustard and molasses in a cup filled with hot water and mix well.
Pour over the beans.
Add water to cover. Bake at 250\u00b0 to 350\u00b0 for 6 to 8 hours.
Add more water to cover until the last hour.
Remove cover and raise pork to top to get crisp.