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Oven-Baked Beans
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2 cups dried navy beans
8 cups cold water
1 teaspoon salt, divided
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1/2 cup dark molasses
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 pound salt pork, cut up
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1/2 cup finely chopped green pepper
Rinse beans; place in a Dutch oven with cold water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat
and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 hour.
(Or, omit boiling and soak beans in water overnight.) Add 1/2 teaspoon salt to
beans and soaking water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, for 1
hour. Drain, reserving cooking liquid. Combine the brown sugar, mustard,
molasses, pepper and remaining salt. Stir in 2 cups reserved cooking liquid; add
to beans with salt pork, onion, celery and green pepper. Spoon into 2-1/2-qt.
baking dish. Cover and bake at 300° for 2-1/2 hours or until beans reach
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