Boston Baked Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. navy pea beans
1 tsp. baking soda
1 lb. salt pork or ham bone
2/3 c. molasses
2/3 c. sugar
1/2 c. catsup
1 onion, diced
1 tsp. black pepper

Preparation

Use a 2-quart bean pot.
Soak beans overnight in water with 1 teaspoon baking soda.
In the morning, rinse beans well.
Cover beans with fresh water and parboil them for 10 minutes, then drain.
Dice rind of salt pork in 1/2-inch cubes.
If using ham bone, put in bean pot instead of salt pork.
Mix the rest of the ingredients.
Add beans and enough water to cover beans.
Bake in a 300\u00b0 oven for 6 hours or at 350\u00b0 for 4 hours or until beans are done.
Add small amount of water if beans are drying out.
Keep beans moist.