Shelly's Recipe

OLD FASHIONED HOME-STYLE BAKED BEANS

Category: Beans

2 lbs dry white navy beans
1 tsp baking soda
1 lb salt pork
1 whole medium onion, peeled
8 tbsp sugar
2/3 cup molasses
1/2 cup ketchup
2 tsp dry mustard
4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

Soak beans overnight. In the morning, rinse and parboil for 10 minutes with baking soda. Then run cold water through beans in a colander.

Dice rind of salt pork in squares, cut in half. Put half on bottom of bean pot with onion. Top with beans. Add remaining pork. Mix remaining ingredients with hot water and pour over beans. Bake at 300 for 6 hours.

NOTE: It will be necessary to check beans for liquid and to add water when needed to keep beans moist.