Vermont Style Baked Beans (Lima) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. (2 1/2 c.) large dry limas
6 c. water
8 whole cloves
1 large onion, peeled (leave whole)
1/2 c. maple syrup
1/2 c. catsup
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 bay leaf
1/4 lb. salt pork, cut in pieces

Preparation

Rinse beans, place in saucepan.
Add water; stick cloves into onion; add limas and boil 5 minutes.
Pour into 3-quart casserole. Let stand 1 hour.
Stir in remaining ingredients.
Bake in slow oven at 300\u00b0 for 2 1/2 hours.
Uncover and bake 30 minutes more, stirring once or twice.