Old-Fashioned Baked Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups thompsons white pea beans
5 cups cold water
1 medium onion, sliced
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons cider vinegar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard
1/4 cup crosby molasses
1/4 cup ketchup
1 pinch black pepper
1/4 1/4 lb pork, bellies or 1/4 lb lean pork

Preparation

sort and rinse beans. Soak beans overnight in cold water. Drain. Add 5 cups cold water, cover, heat to boiling, then simmer 30 minutes or until nearlu tender. Drain.
Place onion slices on bottom of 6-cup flameproof bean crock.
Mix together salt, vinegar, brown sugar, mustard, molasses, ketchup and pepper. Mix well. Add beans to mixture, and stir together. Pour this mixture over onions.
Add enough water to cover mixture, then place sliced pork on top. Cover with lid and bake in oven at 250F for 7 hours.
When beans are tender, remove 1 cup beans, mash, then stir back in pot carefully. Cover and continue to bake.
Add water as needed to keep beans covered.
One hour before serving, salt to taste.