Slow Cooked Molasses Baked Beans

Ingredients

• 1 quart beans
• 1 scant teaspoon baking soda
• 3 tablespoons molasses
• ¼ pound salt pork
• ¼ pound bacon
• 3 tablespoons vinegar
• ½ teaspoon mustard
• salt and pepper to taste
• 3 tablespoons catsup

Method

1. 1 Soak beans overnight in lukewarm water with baking soda.
2. 2 Pour off water, wash beans in cold water, and drain.
3. 3 Place salt pork in bottom of bean crock and layer beans on top.
4. 4 Season with salt and pepper, then add slices of bacon on top.
5. 5 Blend mustard, vinegar, molasses, and catsup; pour over beans.
6. 6 Fill crock with lukewarm water and bake in a slow oven (300°F) for at least six hours.