Boston Baked Beans
2 cups navy beans
2 teaspoons salt
1 cup boiling water
½ teaspoon chili powder
1/3 pound salt pork, scalded
¼ cup molasses
¾ teaspoons mustard
➔Wash beans. Cover with warm water. Heat to boiling.
Simmer until the skins are easily pierced. Drain. Place a thin slice of
scalded pork in bottom of baking dish. Add beans. Place remainder of salt
pork, rind side up, on top. Combine molasses, salt, mustard, boiling water
and chili powder. Pour over beans. Add sufficient boiling water to cover.
Cover baking dish. Bake in slow oven (325F) 6-8 hours. Uncover. Bake 30 minutes.
8 servings.
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