Old Fashion Baked Beans

INGREDIENTS
2-16 oz. Pkg of Navy Beans
Water
1/2 Cup Molasses
1/3 Cup packed Brown Sugar
4 Tsp. Salt*
4 Tsp. Dry Mustard
1/2 lb. Bacon cut into 1 inch pieces or 1/2 lb.Salt Pork, diced **
2 Medium Onions diced


METHOD
Rinse beans with running cold water and discard any shriveled beans.
In a 8 quart Dutch Oven over high heat; heat beans and 12 cups water to boiling; cook 3 minutes.
Remove Dutch Oven from heat;cover and let stand 1 hour.
Drain and rinse beans.
Return beans to Dutch Oven ; add 7 1/2 cups water; over high heat, heat to boiling
Cover and bake in 350 degree oven for 1 hour.
Stir in molasses and remaining ingredients; cover and continue baking 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
Remove cover; bake 15 to 30 minutes longer , until baked-bean mixture is of desired consistency.
* If bacon is used I put 3-4 tsp of salt to the recipe

** If salt pork is used decrease salt amount.

To make salt pork I buy the sliced pork at the store and cut into 1 inch pieces, place in a container and sprinkle pickling salt over the pork. Set in refrigerator for 8 hours or to your own preferred taste. Shake the container every once in awhile. Before adding to the bean mixture rinse thoroughly. A much more economical way of buying salt pork.

Submitted by Joy

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