MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Gourmet's boston baked beans Categories: Vegetables, Side dish, American Yield: 6 Servings 2 c Dried navy beans; - picked over, rinsed 3/4 lb Salt pork 1/2 c Molasses 1/2 ts Dry mustard (English style) 1/4 ts Paprika 1 ts Onion; grated In a bowl, combine the beans with 4 cups cold water and let them soak overnight. Drain, reserving any remaining liquid. Transfer them to a small heavy kettle, and add fresh water to cover. Simmer, covered, for 60 minutes. Drain in a colander, reserving the cooking liquid and combining it with the soaking liquid. To the kettle, add a quarter lb. piece of salt pork and the beans and bury the remaining piece of pork, well scored, in the center of the beans. In a small bowl, stir together the molasses, 1/2 cup of bean liquid, mustard, paprika, and onion. Pour the mixture over the beans and stir in. Bake the beans, covered, in the middle of a preheated 300°F oven for 5 hours, stirring in some of the bean liquid at hourly intervals as necessary to keep the beans just barely covered. Remove lid and cook uncovered for 1 more hour. Recipe FROM: Gourmet magazine, 1946 MMMMM