Maine Baked Beans With An Italian Touch Recipe

How to make it

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• Pick over beans then place in bowl and cover with tepid water then soak overnight.
• When ready to cook heat oven to 325 then drain beans and discard water.
• Cut salt pork into 4 chunks and place 1/3 of beans in bottom of bean pot with lid.
• On top of the beans put a chunk of meat, a garlic clove and a bay leaf.
• Add another 1/3 of beans, another chunk of meat and another garlic clove and bay leaf.
• Top with remaining beans and last two chunks of meat then pour the molasses over top.
• Bring a kettle of water to boil.
• Place mustard, ginger, salt and pepper in cup and add 2-1/2 cups boiling water.
• Stir well then pour over beans and top off with more boiling water if necessary.
• Beans should be just covered with water but never floating in it.
• Cover pot and bake beans 5 hours uncovering pot the last hour.
• Do not stir beans but check water level from time to time adding boiling water as needed.
• When done beans should be very tender but still holding their shape.
• Serve immediately.