Pork and Beans
2 qts. dried beans
1 tablespoon soda
9 qts. water
3 tablespoons salt
2 lbs. salt pork
1 cup molasses
1 tablespoon mustard
3⁄4 teaspoon pepper
Water to half cover
Soak the beans, drain them, cook them for seven hours or more, as directed on page 141, with the nine quarts of water, soda, and salt. Drain them, add the other ingredients, and bake them till browned.
Serves forty-five or fifty persons.