Pork and Beans
- 2 qts. dried beans
- 1 tablespoon soda
- 9 qts. water
- 3 tablespoons salt
- 2 lbs. salt pork
- 1 cup molasses
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 3⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- Water to half cover
Soak the beans, drain them, cook them for seven hours or more, as directed on [page 141], with the nine quarts of water, soda, and salt. Drain them, add the other ingredients, and bake them till browned.
Serves forty-five or fifty persons.