Instructions: Pick beans carefully, wash and soak them overnight. Turn into a bean pot, heavy casserole, or even a crock pot (without draining). Combine salt, brown sugar, molasses and mustard with 1 cup of boiling water and pour over beans. Scrape the rind of the salt pork to remove any salt. Wash to salt pork under warm water. Cut deep gashes into the fat 1/2 inches apart and press into the beans leaving only the rind exposed. Cover the pot and bake in a slow oven (250-275 degrees) for 6-8 hours adding more water as necessary to keep the beans moist.

Remove the cover to allow them to dry slightly during the last 1/2 hour of baking.

Makes about 12 servings

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