Maple Baked Beans

Directions

Wash beans and add cold water.

Cover and let soak overnight.

Add salt to beans and liquid and simmer gently until tender, about 1 hour.

Drain, reserve liquid.

Measure 1¾ cup bean liquid, add water if necessary.

Cut a slice from the salt pork and place in the bottom of the bean pot.

Add beans; place the onion in center of the beans. Mix mustard, sugar, molasses, and maple syrup with bean liquid; pour over beans.

Cut 3 gashes in the remaining salt pork, and place on top of the beans, rind side up.

Cover and bake 5 to 7 hours in a 300℉ (150℃) oven, adding more water as needed.

Remove cover from bean pot the last half hour so pork rind will brown and become crisp.