Canadian Style, Baked Beans with Pork

1 lb. pea or navy beans  

¼ cup molasses

6 cups water          

¼ cup ketchup

1 clove garlic, minced

2 tsp. Worcestershire

1 onion, sliced

1 tsp. salt

1 small red pepper or a dash of cayenne

            Dash pepper

1 bay leaf    

1 tsp. dry mustard

1 lb. salt pork

¼ cup minced onion

2 Tbsps. maple sugar

Wash the beans and soak them in cold water overnight; put in a large kettle, and add water. Bring to a boil, add garlic, sliced onion, hot pepper, bay leaf, and pork (left in one piece). Bring again to boil; reduce heat, and simmer 1 ½ hours, or until tender but not mushy. Drain reserving liquid, add molasses ketchup, Worcestershire, salt, pepper mustard, and minced onion; mix well

Put beans in (2 quarts) shallow baking dish or preferably a clay casserole. Pour liquid on beans. Remove rind from pork, and cut pork in slices. Put on beans. Sprinkle with; maple sugar. Bake uncovered, in hot oven, 400 F. about 1- ¼ hours, adding more liquid if necessary. Makes 6 to 8 servings.