JOE'S BAKED BEANS 
1 lb. dried Navy beans or Great Northern beans
1/2 lb. salt pork
1/2 c. molasses
1 c. tomato juice or 2 cans Hunt's tomato sauce
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dry mustard powder
1/2 tsp. vegetable oil

Rinse beans in colander with cold water. Cover with cold water and soak 12 hours. Drain.

Using salted, boiled water, cover beans and simmer slowly 1 1/2 hours. Drain. Put in greased baking dish or bean pot with salt pork scattered at bottom.

Mix molasses, mustard, pepper, and 2 cups of hot water. Add to beans. Put in baking dish. Bake all of the above in 350 degree oven until beans are soft, about 3 hours. Beans should be brown.

 

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