Arleen Kaptur's Boston Baked Beans

Description
You don’t have to live in Boston to enjoy these beans.

Ingredients

 * 2 cups navy beans, white beans, or great northern beans
 * 1 tsp salt
 * ¼ lb. salt pork
 * 2 tsp dry mustard
 * 5 tbsp dark-brown sugar
 * 4 tbsp molasses

Directions

 * 1) Wash the beans thoroughly.
 * 2) Soak overnight in water to cover.
 * 3) Add salt, stir and drain, reserving the liquid.
 * 4) Preheat the oven to 350°F.
 * 5) Cut off a third of the salt pork and place it on the bottom of the bean pot.
 * 6) Add the beans.
 * 7) Blend the mustard, brown sugar, and molasses with the reserved bean liquid and pour over the beans
 * 8) Cover and bake for 6½ hours, adding water as needed.
 * 9) Uncover for the final hour of cooking.
 * 10) Taste and add salt if desired.