3 c. Great Northern beans (dry pkg.)
1 tsp. baking soda
8 sm. slices of salt pork
Salt and pepper
1 tsp. dry mustard
4 tbsp. sugar
5-6 tbsp. molasses

Soak beans overnight. Simmer in the same water until skins crack when you blow on them. Before draining, add baking soda. Stir slightly and drain in a colander. Wash beans well in cold water. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put layers of beans and salt pork in a Dutch oven. (First the beans one inch, salt pork, beans, etc.) Mix together salt, pepper, mustard, sugar, and molasses. Add boiling water and stir until dissolved. Pour over beans. Bake one hour. Turn down oven to 275 degrees. Bake six more hours. Add water as needed this way: 2 tablespoons molasses in bowl; add boiling water. Beans should be kept just covered with water, 1/2 inch over until last hour.

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