PorK and Beazls

Ingredients

• 1 pint pea beans
• 1 slice onion
• ¼ teaspoon mustard
• ½ pound fat salt pork
• 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt (formerly 'bay salt')
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• water

Directions

1. Soak 1 pint of pea beans overnight after picking out poor ones.

2. In the morning, put beans in a kettle with cold water and parboil for 10 minutes.

3. Drain the water, add more water, onion, and mustard.

4. When beans are nearly tender, add ½ pound of pork cut into fine lines and cook a little.

5. In a bean pot, add salt and molasses, then add the beans and make a resting place for the pork.

6. Cover with bean water, put the cover on, and bake for 5 to 8 hours, adding more water as needed.

7. Remove the cover and brown for half an hour before serving.