Ingredients

1/4 cup molasses

1/2 tsp dry mustard

2 tsp salt

1 onion

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 cups beans

2 tsp baking soda

1/2 lbs salt pork

Directions

1. Wash beans; soak in cold water overnight; drain
2. Cover with fresh water and cook slowly until skins break (save water for later step)
3. Put in bean pot
4. Have onion at bottom of pot
5. Add salt pork
6. Mix salt, brown sugar, and molasses
7. Add 1 cup water that the beans were boiled in (from step 2)
8. Bake in slow oven for 6-8 hours (300F-320F)
9. Add water when necessary
10. Uncover last 30 minutes