Recipe #1
- 2 lbs. dried beans
- 1 medium onion (sliced)
- 1/4 cup tomato ketchup
- 1 tsp. mustard
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 lbs salt pork (sliced)
- 1/2 cup molasses
Soak beans overnight.
The following morning wash beans and add enough water to come 2 inches above beans, boil until tender (about 30 min). Put in deep casserole mixed with other ingredients and then bake covered in oven at 250F for about 7 hours. When beans are tender (about 6 hours) remove 1 cup of beans and mash them up and then stir back in the mashed beans. To darken up the beans remove cover the last hour (Same time you add the mashed beans).
Recipe #2
- 2 lbs. dried beans
- 1 large onion (sliced)
- 1 tbsp. Salt
- 4 tsp. cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp. brown sugar
- 1 tsp. prepared mustard
- 1/2 cup regular molasses
- 1 cup ketchup
- pinch of black pepper
- 1/2 lb of bacon
Soak beans overnight.
The following morning wash beans and add enough water to come 2 inches above beans (about 10 cups), boil until tender (about 30 min). Put in deep casserole mixed with other ingredients and put the bacon on top and then bake covered in oven at 250F for about 7 hours. When beans are tender (about 6 hours) remove 1 cup of beans and mash them up and then stir back in the mashed beans. To darken up the beans remove cover the last hour (Same time you add the mashed beans). You may want to add more molasses for extra flavor. Serves 16.
