Boston Baked Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. dried pea beans
2 qt. water
1/2 lb. salt pork
1 Tbsp. salt
1 c. molasses
2 tsp. dry mustard

Preparation

Put beans into a deep kettle.
Cover with water; bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes.
Remove from heat; let stand 1 hour. Return to heat; cook for 5 minutes, or until skin splits.
Drain; reserve the water.
Cover the salt pork with boiling water; let stand for 5 minutes.
Drain the water; save it to put in beans. Cut salt pork.
Put the beans in the bean pot.
Press the pork into the beans.
Mix salt, molasses and mustard.
Add 1 cup of the reserved water; bring to a boil.
Pour this mixture over the beans and pork.
Add enough water to cover beans.
Cover pot.
Bake at 250\u00b0 for 6 to 8 hours.