old fashioned boston baked beans

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Recipe by
Marsha Gardner
Florala, AL

We lived out side of Boston in a small town when I was in grammar school. I remember a neighbor bringing "Boston Baked Beans" to the house as a welcome to the neighborhood. They were so good. My mom got the recipe and handed it down to me.

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Ingredients For old fashioned boston baked beans

  • 2 lb
    navy beans,dried
  • 2 qt
    cold water
  • 1 lg
    onion, sliced
  • 1 Tbsp
    kosher salt
  • 4 tsp
    cider vinegar or juice from your pickle jar
  • 1 tsp
    dry mustard
  • 3 heaping Tbsp
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1/2 c
    dark molasses
  • 1/4 c
    ketchup
  • freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • hot water if needed
  • 1/2 lb
    salt pork

How To Make old fashioned boston baked beans

  • 1
    Sort beans. Add cold water and bring to a boil covered. Simmer for 30 minutes.
  • 2
    Drain but do not discard liquid. Place onions in the bottom of a bean pot or 10 cup casserole dish.
  • 3
    Combine salt, vinegar (or pickle juice-my favorite), mustard, brown sugar, molasses, ketchup, and pepper and turn into pot.
  • 4
    Add beans and enough hot drained liquid to cover beans. Arrange salt pork on top; cover and bake at 250-degrees for 7-8 hours. Add additional liquid as needed. Remove cover the last hour of cooking so salt pork can brown.
  • 5
    Serve with a good brown bread.

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