BAKED BEANS
- 1 pt. navy beans
- 2 Tb. molasses
- 2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 lb. bacon or salt pork
Instructions:
Soak the beans overnight, parboil in soda water, and drain.Add a sufficient amount of water to cover the beans well, cook until they break open, and then pour with the liquid into a baking dish.
- If this liquid does not almost cover the beans, add more until it comes nearly to the top.
- Add the molasses and salt, cut the salt pork into pieces, and distribute these well through the beans, placing a piece or two over the top.
- Place the cover on the dish and bake in a slow oven for 4 or 5 hours.
- Remove the cover occasionally, stir the beans carefully so as not to crush nor break them, and add enough water from time to time to keep the beans well moistened.
- When done, the beans should be light brown in color, but the top should be well browned.
- Sometimes it will be found necessary to remove the cover in order to brown the beans sufficiently.