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                        Madam Russell Baked Beans

Recipe By     : The Little Mountain Bean Bible Cookbook
Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Beans

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      pound         dried white pea beans
   1      medium        onion -- diced
     1/2  cup           molasses
     1/2  teaspoon      dry mustard
     1/4  cup           brown sugar -- packed
   1      teaspoon      salt
     1/4  pound         salt pork -- lean, diced

Pick over beans and rinse.  Place in a large bowl; add water to cover.  Let stand overnight; drain.  Combine beans and onions in a large saucepan; add water to cover; heat to boiling; cover.  Simmer 45 minutes, or until skins of beans burst when you blow on several in a spoon.  Drain liquid into a small bowl.  Measure 1 cup of the bean liquid and combine with molasses, mustard, brown sugar, and salt in a bowl.  Layer half of the salt pork and all of the beans into an 8 cup bean pot.  Pour molasses mixture overtop; add just enough more saved liquid to cover beans.  Top with remaining salt pork, pressing down into liquid; cover.  Bake at 300F 4 hours; uncover.  Bake 1 hour longer, or until beans are deep brown, tender, and as dry as you like them.  (After 2 hours baking, check beans, and if they seem dry, add more saved bean liquid to keep them moist.)



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