Madam russell baked beans

Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients:

1 lb Dried white pea beans
1 md Onion -- diced
1/2 c Molasses
1/2 ts Dry mustard
1/4 c Brown sugar -- packed
1 ts Salt
1/4 lb Salt pork -- lean

Instructions:

diced Pick over beans and rinse. Place in a large bowl; add water to cover. Let stand overnight; drain. Combine beans and onions in a large saucepan; add water to cover; heat to boiling; cover. Simmer 45 minutes or until skins of beans burst when you blow on several in a spoon. Drain liquid into a small bowl. Measure 1 cup of the bean liquid and combine with molasses mustard brown sugar and salt in a bowl. Layer half of the salt pork and all of the beans into an 8 cup bean pot. Pour molasses mixture overtop; add just enough more saved liquid to cover beans. Top with remaining salt pork pressing down into liquid; cover. Bake at 300F 4 hours; uncover. Bake 1 hour longer or until beans are deep brown tender and as dry as you like them. (After 2 hours baking check beans and if they seem dry add more saved bean liquid to keep them moist.) Recipe By : The Little Mountain Bean Bible Cookbook