Beans, Dry, Baked

Soak and boil beans according to directions for beans with sauce.

Place small pieces of salt pork, ham, or bacon in earthenware crock or a pan.

Add beans. Add enough molasses sauce to cover beans. Cover crock and bake 4 to 5 hours at 350° F. (moderate oven). Add water as needed—about every hour.

In glass jars.—Pack hot beans to 1 inch of top. Adjust jar lids. Process in pressure canner at 10 pounds pressure (240° F.)—

Pint jars 80 minutes
Quart jars 100 minutes

As soon as you remove jars from canner, complete seals if necessary.

In tin cans.—Pack hot beans to ¼ inch of top. Exhaust to 170° F. (about 15 minutes) and seal cans. Process in pressure canner at 10 pounds pressure (240° F.)—

No. 2 cans 95 minutes
No. 2½ cans 115 minutes