Baked Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 qt. pea beans
3/4 lb. pork
1 Tbsp. salt
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. or 1 c. molasses to taste
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1 c. boiling water

Preparation

Pick over beans and cover with cold water; soak overnight. Drain and then cover with fresh water.
Heat slowly, keeping water below boiling point.
Cook until skins will burst which is best determined by taking a few beans on top of spoon and blowing on them.
Skins will burst if sufficiently cooked.
Drain beans, scald pork and scrape.
Remove a 1/4-inch slice and put in bottom of bean pot.
Mix salt, molasses and sugar.
Add 1 cup boiling water and pour over beans.
Cover bean pot and bake 6 to 8 hours at 250\u00b0.
Uncover last hour and add boiling water, if needed.