Bob, Here's Gram's recipe for baked beans: 2 pounds Navy beans 1/2 pound leanest salt pork, cubed 1/2 to 2/3 cup dark molasses 2 teaspoons dry mustard 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 tsp pepper 3/4 tsp salt 1 medium-large onion, chopped coarsely Soak beans overnight. Drain. Par-boil in fresh water while mixing remaining ingredients. Stop boiling when bean skins crack when you blow on them. (Removing foam from pot while beans are boiling will reduce gas.:-0) Combine molasses, mustard, sugar, pepper, and salt in large bowl. In large crock, put layer of pork and onions (1/3 of total amount). Layer 1/2 of the beans. Repeat the layers one time. Pour on liquid and top with remianing pork and onions. Cover and cook on high for about 7 hours. If using crockery in regular oven, bake at 300 degrees for 6 hours. Serves 8 adults. (By Gram's count, that is!) Enjoy! Diane _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com
