Grandma's Home Baked Beans

[marti]

Grandma's Home Baked Beans

1-1/2 lb. dry navy or pinto beans

1 small onion

1 apple, peeled

1/4 lb. salt pork

1 cup maple syrup

1 tsp. dry mustard

1 TB salt

Boiling water

Soak beans overnight. Bring to a boil in same water, adding more

water to cover as necessary, and simmer until tender, 1-1/2 to 2

hours.

Preheat oven to 275º F.

Put onion and apple in bottom of bean pot, fill half full with beans,

add salt pork, and pour in remaining beans. Pour maple syrup over

beans, sprinkle with mustard and salt, and cover with boiling water.

Bake 5 hours.

Yield: 10 servings. Enjoy.