Madam russell baked beans

 
                         Madam Russell Baked Beans
 
 Recipe By     : The Little Mountain Bean Bible Cookbook
 Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Beans
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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    1      pound         dried white pea beans
    1      medium        onion -- diced
      1/2  cup           molasses
      1/2  teaspoon      dry mustard
      1/4  cup           brown sugar -- packed
    1      teaspoon      salt
      1/4  pound         salt pork -- lean, 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.)
 
 
 
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